What Is Sociology?: Crash Course Sociology #1
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Sociology studies society and human behavior, seeking to understand societal issues and inequalities through controlled observation and analyzing patterns at different scales. It aims to improve public policy and societal functioning by examining individual behaviors within broader social contexts and addressing power dynamics and inequalities.
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- Sociology aims to objectively study society by analyzing patterns at different scales, focusing on understanding individual behaviors within broader social contexts and using social location to categorize individuals based on race, social class, and gender, impacting their choices and societal perceptions.
- The emergence of sociology in the 18th and 19th centuries was driven by societal upheavals, industrialization, population growth, and political transformations, prompting a systematic scientific study of society to address societal problems and improve public policy, highlighting the importance of examining power dynamics and inequalities in various forms such as economic, political, social, and cultural.
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What is sociology?
The scientific study of society and human behavior.
How does sociology view society?
As a group sharing culture and territory, influencing behaviors.
What drives the emergence of sociology?
Societal upheavals, industrialization, and political transformations.
What is the sociological perspective?
Seeing the general in the particular, analyzing behaviors in social contexts.
What is social location?
Categorizing individuals based on race, class, gender, impacting choices.
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