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SOCIOLOGY

Introduction to Sociology: Chapter 1

• What is Sociology? How, in general, does a sociologist think/look at the world? Have a

broad

Understanding of how sociology began as a discipline.

Sociology is the scientific study of human groups and their social behavior. Sociologists are

always ready to go wrong because at some point some of their assumptions may be completely

wrong and thus they learn to be wrong. Sociology began after French revolution when Emile

Durkheim started the first department of sociology of French in 1895 at the University of

Bordeaux.

• Be able to discuss what is meant by the term the “sociological imagination”. What role

should

Do values play in guiding our sociological understanding of the world?

Sociological imagination is having the ability to think by yourself without the familiar routines

of everyday life. Values help people understand the democracy of a country, importance of

religion and other important things the society that makes them understand the world better.

• Explain the connection between social structures and individual behavior. How did

Durkheim

explain suicide from a sociological perspective? How can we use the Sociological

Perspective/Imagination and Durkheim’s idea of social facts to better understand the social

world?

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1 Running Head: SOCIOLOGY Sociology Student’s Name Institution 2 SOCIOLOGY Introduction to Sociology: Chapter 1 • What is Sociology? How, in general, does a sociologist think/look at the world? Have a broad Understanding of how sociology began as a discipline. Sociology is the scientific study of human groups and their social behavior. Sociologists are always ready to go wrong because at some point some of their assumptions may be completely wrong and thus they learn to be wrong. Sociology began after French revolution when Emile Durkheim started the first department of sociology of French in 1895 at the University of Bordeaux. • Be able to discuss what is meant by the term the “sociological imagination”. What role should Do values play in guiding our sociological understanding of the world? Sociological imagination is having the ability to think by yourself without the familiar routines of everyday life. Values help people understand the democracy of a country, importance of religion and other important things the society that makes them understand the world better. • Explain the connection between social structures and individual behavior. How did Durkheim explain suicide from a sociological perspective? How can we use the Sociological Perspective/Imagination and Durkheim’s idea of social facts to better understand the social world? 3 SOCIOLOGY There is a relationship that exists between society and individuals; individuals occupy status and exist a mem ...
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