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