Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Week 1
We can say that the study of human beings can be the study of a
questions about human behavior. Today, there are many fields and
and anthropology.
sociology
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great men who did the observations and recordings are Herodotus and
Tacitus. However, it was only in the 18th century that a codified study
of cultures began. The study of culture of other people has been done
by Westerners that brought forth to the racist theories about the overall
Sociology has been practiced by the Greeks also, when they studied
university curriculum.
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Nature of Sociology
social life.
societies.
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Nature of Anthropology
places.
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societies all over the world, but look for overarching themes that are
Summary:
society.
a specific study.
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Introduction to Sociology
Sociologists study people as they form groups and interact with one
another. The groups they study may be small, such as married couples,
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- She emphasized the impact that the economy, law, trade, and
society.
- She said that intellectuals and scholars should not simply offer
and laborers
- He grew up in England
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- He was the only person who studied the discipline in the school
regulation
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Other sociologists:
Albion Small
Chicago
W.E.B Du Bois
the U.S.
Wright Mills
Robert K. Merton
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Serfin M. Macaraig
1938.
phenomena.
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In 1960, Fr. Frank Lynch, SJ, founded the Institute of the Philippines
In 1972, Xavier University was given credit as the first school, which
in sociology.
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Sociological Perspectives
Analysis
social
patterns)
are functional
(adaptive)
weak.
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Symbolic Interaction
negotiate meaning
through time.
Structure Functionalism
Two words can give an idea of this approach: structure and function.
Durkheim.
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functions:
social structure
Cultural Theory
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Sociological Imagination
ourselves away” from the familiar routines of our daily lives in order
society.” It is the ability to see things socially and how they interact
must be able to pull away from the situation and think from an
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relationship between your ordinary lives and the wider social forces. It
back. He tries very hard to get a job, but he fails. Now, he joins a
group and engages in illegal and criminal activities. If you analyze this
case individually, then you may say that this boy did not try hard
money.
Issue – Unemployment
trouble
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issue
If you see this case in the social imagination perspective, then you
industry, etc., had a direct impact on the life of this guy. We could
have blamed the personal character of the individual if very few guys
In the above example, you can analyze the problem by tracing the root
cause of the problem in society and find how this particular issue
that this concept tries to study how large social forces influence
So, the next time you are confronted with a personal problem or
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This process would help you find out long-term, permanent solutions
References
Sociology/Anthropology.
www.stolaf.edu/catalog/9697/socanthro.html. Web. 06 June 2015.
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