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01-The Sociological Perspective
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4. Listened to Ch. 1 – The Sociological
Perspective
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What we are doing today?
Let’s get to know each other.
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How old are you?
A. 0 – 19
B. 20 – 29
C. 30 – 39
D. 40 – 50
E. Over 50
• Are you?
– A. Single
– B. In a living arrangement
– C. Married
– D. Divorced
– E. Widowed
• How confident are you that you can do well in
this course?
– A. Very confident
– B. Confident
– C. Neutral
– D. Not very confident
– E. Definitely not confident
How did society influence you taking
this class?
How does society guide your choice in
marriage partners?
How does society guide your choice in
marriage partners?
1. Why does this occur?
2. What pattern would we expect if it
was simply a personal choice?
3. Do you have alternative
explanations of why this occurs?
4. How does this relate to your “free
will”?
Video: The Sociological Perspective
What do you need help with?
What do you need help with?
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A. Peter Berger – The Sociological Perspective
B. Durkheim – Suicide study
C. Mills – The Sociological Imagination
D. Father of Sociology, & when it came to U.S.
E. I understand
What topics do you need help with?
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A. A theory
B. Structural-functional theory
C. Conflict theory
D. Symbolic Interaction
E. I understand
Discussion
To get the most from this discussion:
1. Listen to the video
2. Bring the power points to class
3. Bring the diagram to class
What are the benefits of the Sociological Perspective?
1. What is sociology?
a. Sociology is the study of individuals.
b. Sociology is the study of personality, cognition, emotion, and motivation.
c. Sociology is the study of human social life, groups, and societies, focusing on
the industrialized world.
d. Sociology is a branch of the Social Reform movement. It is dedicated to
providing a scientific underpinning for the Liberal and Social Democratic political
agendas.
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1. What is sociology?
a. Sociology is the study of individuals.
b. Sociology is the study of personality, cognition, emotion, and motivation.
c. Sociology is the study of human social life, groups, and societies, focusing on
the industrialized world.
d. Sociology is a branch of the Social Reform movement. It is dedicated to
providing a scientific underpinning for the Liberal and Social Democratic political
agendas.
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3. The social contexts of our lives consist of more than just random assortments
of actions or events; there are regularities in the ways we behave and in the
relationships we have with one another. This patterned nature of social contexts
is what sociologists refer to as which one of the following?
a. structuration
b. functionalism
c. macrosociology
d. social structure
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3. The social contexts of our lives consist of more than just random assortments
of actions or events; there are regularities in the ways we behave and in the
relationships we have with one another. This patterned nature of social contexts
is what sociologists refer to as which one of the following?
a. structuration
b. functionalism
c. macrosociology
d. social structure
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4. What is microsociology?
a. the study of the internal dynamics of individual consciousness
b. the study of face-to-face interaction in everyday life
c. the study of children in social life
d. another name for the sociology of computing
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4. What is microsociology?
a. the study of the internal dynamics of individual consciousness
b. the study of face-to-face interaction in everyday life
c. the study of children in social life
d. another name for the sociology of computing
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5. Sociology can be considered a science because it does which of the
following?
a. It uses systematic methods of empirical investigation to study a phenomenon.
b. It uses haphazard methods of theoretical thinking.
c. It involves the making of recommendations to policy makers.
d. It is conducted by people with advanced professional degrees wearing white
lab coats.
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5. Sociology can be considered a science because it does which of the
following?
a. It uses systematic methods of empirical investigation to study a phenomenon.
b. It uses haphazard methods of theoretical thinking.
c. It involves the making of recommendations to policy makers.
d. It is conducted by people with advanced professional degrees wearing white
lab coats.
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6. Sociologists ask factual, comparative, developmental, and theoretical
questions as they study the social world. Which type of question is the
following: “What accounts for the decline in the proportion of the population
voting in presidential elections in recent years?”
a. factual
b. comparative
c. Developmental
d. theoretical
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6. Sociologists ask factual, comparative, developmental, and theoretical
questions as they study the social world. Which type of question is the
following: “What accounts for the decline in the proportion of the population
voting in presidential elections in recent years?”
a. factual
b. comparative
c. developmental
d. theoretical
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What is Sociology – The Big Picture
The Basics of Sociology
What can you do with Sociology?