Ch 1 - The Sociological Perspective

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Sociology
________: is the study of society and human behaviour Sociological perspective: stresses the social contexts in which people live.
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Political science
________: focuses on politics and government.
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Psychology
________: focuses on processes that occur within the individuals emotions, perceptions, memory, sleep, dreams, etc.
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Psychologists
________ + socio study how people adjust to the difficulties of life.
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Anthropology
________: traditionally focuses on tribal people.
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Anthropologists
________ are different from sociologists since socio mainly focus on industrialised and post- industrialised societies.
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Biography
________: experiences within the historical settings.
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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.
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Society
group of people who share culture and territory
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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
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Biography
experiences within the historical settings
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Science
the application of systematic methods to obtain knowledge + the knowledge by those methods
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Natural sciences
intellectual + academic disciplines designed to comprehend , explain, and predict events in our natural environments
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Social science
intellectual + academic disciplines designed to comprehend the social world objectively by means of controlled and repeated observations
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Political science
focuses on politics and government
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Psychology
focuses on processes that occur within the individuals emotions, perceptions, memory, sleep, dreams, etc
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