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Sociology Ch.1 Ppt. 1

To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. -Theodore Roosevelt, 26 th President. Sociology Ch.1 Ppt. 1. Sociological perspective. C hanges the view You & Your World Scientific approach (not common sense explanations) S ocial being L earned behavior

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Sociology Ch.1 Ppt. 1

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  1. To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. -Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President Sociology Ch.1 Ppt. 1

  2. Sociological perspective • Changes the view • You & Your World • Scientific approach (not common sense explanations) • Social being • Learned behavior • Varying vantage points • Social Imagination Bridge the extreme between larger World and the your personal life Impersonal and remote to intimate

  3. Place in the Social Sciences • Anthropology – past cultures (less complex) • Psychology – individual behavior and thinking • Economics – choices made to satisfy wants & needs • Political Science – voting patterns, concentration of poli. pwr., formation of poli. groups • History – past events

  4. Theoretical Perspective • Functionalist Perspective – Society is held together by consensus People agree on what is best and work together to ensure functionality • Dysfunctional – crime and poverty • Manifest Function – intended consequences (ex. Clothing, protection form the elements) • Latent Functions – unintended consequences (ex. Social standing through a display of wealth)

  5. TP cont. • Conflict Perspective – force that promote conflict and change • Men & women, Rich & Poor, Old & Young, Workers & Employees • Competition for limited resources is the bases for social conflict

  6. TP cont. • Interactionist Perspective– how individuals interact with one another in society • Symbols– American Flag, Bald Eagle, EV, Wedding Ring (society must agree on the symbolic meanings) • Symbolic interaction – how people use symbols when interacting • Child development • Relationships within groups • Mate selection

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