Chapter1SociologyAUniqueWaytoViewtheWorld.pptVIP

Chapter 1: Sociology: A Unique Way to View the World;What is the Social World;Why is the social world important?; ;A comparison of the social sciences;What is then “sociology”?;Sociologists study groups of all sizes in various time frames ;The underlying assumptions of sociology;Groups are characterized by:;Sociology vs. Common Sense;True or False?;FALSE;True or False?;FALSE;True or False?;FALSE;True or False?;FALSE;True or False?;TRUE;OTHER COMMON MYTHS;The sociological perspective;The sociological imagination;Questions sociologists ask;Why study sociology?;The social world model;The social world model (con’t);Levels of analysis;Levels of analysis (con’t);Which level (micro, meso, or macro) would you use to examine each of the following questions?;Answer: All three questions could be studies from each of the three levels The three levels are not truly mutually exclusive! ;Summary;Finally, where do sociologists work?;