Sociology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Social Change The alteration of social interaction, social institutions, stratification systems, and elements of culture over time Social Facts Social pattern that is external to individuals Social Institutions An established and organized system of social behavior with a recognized purpose Empirical Refers to something that is based on careful and systematic observation Socialogical Imagination The ability to see the societal patterns that influence individual and group life

SociologySystematic and scientific study of human social behavior (including its origins, development, organization, networks, and institutions). Sociology particularly places special emphasis on studying societies, both as individual entities and as elements of a global perspective. Auguste Comte; Father of Sociology. Began studying as a result of the chaos following the French and Industrial Revolutions. Most of his finding have been disregarded as they were based on personal observati...

SocietyAn organized group of people associated together for religious, benevolent (purpose of "doing good"), cultural, scientific, political, patriotic or other purposes. -May live as members of a community. -A highly structured system of organizations that stand for protection, continuity, security and a national identity Ex. Canadian society. BehaviourThe manner of conducting oneself. Human actions & responses (to stimulation/ the environment). SociologyStudies human social behaviou...

] Conflict Perspective:-Unlike the structural functional theory, which views society as a peaceful unit, conflict theory interprets society as a struggle for power between groups engaging in conflict for limited resources. Karl Marx is the founder of conflict theory. -Conflict perspective is one of the major theoretical approaches to sociological thought. It originated with Karl Marx and his critique of capitalism and has since developed along a number of lines. In general, the conflict...

OCR SOCIOLOGY H580/03 Debates in contemporary society QUESTION PAPER AND MARK SCHEME FOR JUNE 2023 (MERGED)

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The nature of human 'life and social interaction has been of concern to human society from time immemorial. In ancient society there were ways of maintaining cohesion in society. There were specific people assigned leadership roles. The people had their values and norms clearly laid out. These helped hold society together and cement relationships. There were established procedures of dealing with any form of deviance. However, rapid social and political changes have taken place in modern societ...