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Chapter 1: What is Sociology?

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What is Sociology?

• Developing A Sociological Perspective

• Development of Sociological Thinking

• Is Sociology A Science

• How Can Sociology Help Us in Our Lives

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What Is Sociology?

Sociology -The systematic study of human societies, with special emphasis on social groups in modern industrialized systems.

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• Patterns of social behaviorE.g., divorce, substance abuse, aging, immigration, unemployment, underemployment, overwork, lower pay etc. However, they are public issues at the societal level.

• Social structure is an active & constantly changing social force.

• It varies across space & time.

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Chapter 1 What Is Sociology- Social Structure

Chapter 1 What Is Sociology- Social Structure

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Social World

Human behavior & thinking

Structuration

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Chapter 1 What Is Sociology

– Culture– Socialization– Social interaction– Social

organizations & institutions

– Social inequality– Environment

Human behavior & thinking

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Scope of SociologyThe scope of sociology: studying all human relationships, groups, institutions, and societies.E.g., romantic love & marriage, gay family & marriage….(continued)

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Scope of sociology?

• Health & illness, racial & ethnic conflicts, poverty, education, immigration, sexuality, gender, class, and crime & punishment, environment & economic development all come under the scope of sociology.

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The Development of Sociological Thinking

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• Merton’s Micro and Macro Approaches to the Study of Society

• Macro-sociology: large-scale phenomena

• Micro-sociology: individual characteristics & social interactions

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Macrosociology Micro-sociology

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Sociological Imagination

C. Wright Mills (1959) -“think ourselves away” from the familiar routines of our daily lives-look at them anew-from another’s perspective

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Developing Sociological Perspective

• Social reproduction -the way societies keep going over time.

• Social transformation -processes of changes derived from conscious intentions to change-processes of unintended outcomes via social reproduction

• Sociology studies the resulting balance between these two processes.

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Level of Analysis:Macro-Sociology & Micro-Sociology

• Microsociology - the study of everyday behavior in situations of face-to-face interaction.

• Macrosociology - the analysis of large-scale social systems.

• The two are closely connected.

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The Development of Sociological Thinking

• Sociology encompasses a diversity of theoretical approaches.

• Theories - constructing abstract interpretations that can be used to explain a wide variety of empirical situations.

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Early Sociologists

• Auguste Comte1. He invented the word “sociology.” 2. Scientific evidence3. Seeing sociology as a means to

predict & control human behavior, which in turn contributes to human welfare.

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Early Sociologists

• Emile Durkheim1. Social changes & division of labor2. Sociology must study social facts3. Harmony among specialized

institutions 4. Society is an integrated whole

(organic solidarity).

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Durkheim

• Suicide- as a social problem• Egoistic- unattached to society• Altruistic- “overly” attached to societies goals• Anomie- the absence of moral regulation• Rock stars/ dot.com

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Early Sociologists

Karl Marx 1. “All human history thus far is the

history of class struggles.” 2. Emphasizing economic inequality &

its influences on social changes3. The ruling class exploited the

working class and the working class struggled to overcome that exploitation.

4. A classless system.

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Early Sociologists

• Max Weber 1. Emphasizing Durkheim's notions of

social values and ideas. 2. Values and ideas, such as those of

religion and science, can shape a society.

3. Rationalization of social and economic life

4. Bureaucracy-efficiency and red tape5. Sociology of religion

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Modern Theoretical Approaches

Symbolic Interactionism Symbols The exchange of symbols between

individuals in social interaction Small-scale interactions of

individuals, not society as a whole.

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Symbolic Interaction

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Modern Theoretical Approaches

• Functionalism 1. Seeing society as a whole2. Robert Merton has been

particularly influential3. Manifest, latent functions

and dysfunction4. Study of deviance

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Modern Theoretical Approaches

Marxism 1. Power2. Ideology3. Class division-Proletariat &

bourgeoisie4. Social conflict5. The power class uses ideology to

retain their dominance

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Modern Theoretical Approaches

Feminism 1. Linking sociological theory and

political reform2. women’s lives and experiences 3. Gendered patterns and

inequalities are socially constructed.

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Modern Theoretical Approaches

• Postmodernism 1. Society is no longer governed by

history or progress.2. Postmodern society is highly

pluralistic and diverse, with no "grand narrative" guiding its development.

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Modern Theoretical Approaches

• Rational choice theory 1.Self-interest2.Cost-benefit calculation3.Goal oriented4.Game Theory5.Economics

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Is Sociology a Science?

• Science:1. Systematic methods of empirical

investigation2. Data analysis3. Theoretical thinking4. Logical assessments of arguments5. A body of knowledge about a

particular subject matter6. Value-free, objective & observable7. Empirical evidence & facts

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How Can Sociology Help Us in Our Lives?

• Understanding social circumstances provides us a better chance of controlling them.

• Sociology provides the means of increasing our cultural sensitivities.

• We can investigate the consequences of adopting particular policy programs.

• Sociology provides self-enlightenment, offering groups & individuals an increased opportunity to alter the conditions of their own lives.

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