Ch 1 - The Sociological Perspective

Sociology

: is the study of society and human behaviour Sociological perspective: stresses the social contexts in which people live.

Political science

: focuses on politics and government.

Psychology

: focuses on processes that occur within the individuals emotions, perceptions, memory, sleep, dreams, etc.

Psychologists

+ socio study how people adjust to the difficulties of life.

Anthropology

: traditionally focuses on tribal people.

Anthropologists

are different from sociologists since socio mainly focus on industrialised and post- industrialised societies.

Biography

: experiences within the historical settings.

Sociology

enables us to analyse both parts of our current reality 1- we are part of a global network 2- we have unique experiences in our smaller corners of life.

Society

group of people who share culture and territory

Social location

group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society Sociologists look at how jobs, income, education, gender, race/ethnicity, and age affect peoples ideas and behaviour

Biography

experiences within the historical settings

Science

the application of systematic methods to obtain knowledge + the knowledge by those methods

Natural sciences

intellectual + academic disciplines designed to comprehend , explain, and predict events in our natural environments

Social science

intellectual + academic disciplines designed to comprehend the social world objectively by means of controlled and repeated observations

Political science

focuses on politics and government

Psychology

focuses on processes that occur within the individuals emotions, perceptions, memory, sleep, dreams, etc