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Intro. to Soc (1-9)

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Sociology the scientific and systematic study of groups and group interactions, societies and social interactions, from small and personal groups to very large groups
Society a group of people who live in a defined geographic area, who interact with one another, and share a common culture
Sociologists People who study all aspects and levels of society
Micro-level study Studying small groups and individual interactions
Macro-level study Studying trends among and between large groups and societies
Culture the group's shared practices, values, and beliefs
Sociological imagination An awareness of the relationship between a person's behavior and experience and the wider culture that shaped the person's choices and perceptions.
True or false: Culture is a product of the people in a society. True
Reification the error of treating an abstract concept as though it has a real, material existence.
What puts pressure on people to select one choice over another? Cultural patterns, social forces and influences
How do sociologists try to identify what influences people's choices? Examining the behavior's of groups of people living in the same society and experiencing the same societal pressures.
Social Facts the laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashions, rituals, and cultural rules that govern social life
Sociological Perspective the idea that the individual and society are inseparable.
Figuration the process of simultaneously analyzing the behavior of individuals and the society that shapes that behavior
Who coined the term 'Figuration'? Norbert Elias
How do you analyze figuration? one analyzed the social institutions in a society, the individuals using that institution in any fashion need to be 'figured' into the analysis.
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