Unit 1 Test Study Guide

Soc 101

Exam 1 -- Study guide

The above list should give you a general outline of class content. Nevertheless, please note that you lot

ardue east responsible for all class materials: all lectures, book chapters, films, brusque videos, &

examples cited in course lectures—it's all fair game.

The pre- and post-tests offered by the online text volume (Pearson written report resources) will be helpful

in studying for the exam.

Ch. ane:

What Is Sociology?

oThe study of social life, social change, and social causes and consequences of

human behavior

Sociological Imagination

oC. Wright Mills

'the sociological imagination (perspective) enables us to grasp the

connection between history and biography

History – each order is located in broad stream of events

Biography – experiences within the historical settings, which gives usa our

orientations in life

Emile Durkheim/ Suicide/ Types Of Solidarity

oFirst goal –get sociology recognized equally a separate academic discipline

oSecond goal – to show how social forces affect people's behavior

oComparing of suicide rates of several countries revealed an underlying social

cistron

People are more likely to commit suicide if their ties to others in their

community are weak

oHe identified social integration – the degree to which people are tied to their other

social groups

Social Integration

othe degree to which people are tied to their other social groups

Social Facts

othe patterns and behaviors that characterize a certain group

Instance: in the US, June is the well-nigh pop fourth dimension to have weddings

Origins Of Sociology As A Discipline

oNatural sciences are the intellectual and academic disciplines that are designed to

explain and predict the events in our natural environment

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