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Sociology Test 1
Chapters 1-4: Soc. Imag/methods/culture/socialization
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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2013
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SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

 

 Definition
  • FOUNDED BY C. WRIGHT MILLS
  • QUESTION EVERYTHING
  • CONNECT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES TO SOCIETY AT LARGE AND GREATER HISTORICAL SOURCES.(RELATE EXPERIENCES TO SOCIETY).
  • MAKES THE FAMILIAR STRANGE/QUESTION CUSTOMS OR HABITS THAT SEEM NATURAL TO US.
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WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY?
 Definition
THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SOCIETY.
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SOCIAL INSTITUTION
 Definition
  • ANY INSTITUTION IN A SOCIETY THAT WORKS TO SHAPE THE BEHAVIOR OR THE GROUPS OR PEOPLE WITHIN IT.
  • ALL CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY
  • CHANGE OVER TIME AND SOCIETY CHANGES
  • EX:LEGAL SYSTEM, LABOR, EDUCATION, MILITARY, FAMILY, PRISONS, CONGRESS, LAW.
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