Sociology Vocab Slides for Quiz (10/1)
Sociological Perspective
Allows you to see beyond your own life by viewing the world through other's eyes.
Social sciences
Disciplines that study human social behavior in a scientific way
What do economists study?
Economists study how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed.
Sociologists
Interested in social interaction, are disciplines that study human social behavior in a scientific manner
What did C. Wright Mills do?
Sociologist, coined the term "sociological imagination"
Why do sociologists study history?
Sociologists study history to explain present social behaviors and attitudes.
sociological imagination
The ability to see the connection between the larger world and your personal life.
Anthropology
The comparative study of past and present cultures, is the most similar study to sociology.
Sociology
The social science that studies human society and social behavior.
Economics
The study of choices people make to meet their needs and wants.
Political Science
The study of government and how groups are organized and operate.
History
The study of past events.
Psychology
The study that deals with behavior and thinking of organisms. It focuses on individual rather than group behavior.
Social interaction
how people relate to one another and influence each other's behavior