I signed up for sociology because my counselor told me I should

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I signed up for sociology because my counselor
told me I should (and Mrs. Heilander is an
awesome teacher)

• What did I sign up for?

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What is Sociology?

• The study of human society and social behavior.

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What is Sociology?

• Think about our class as a society our
  Sociology Society

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Contradiction

• We are all individuals -unique and different in
  some ways,
• but
• We live in groups - some pre-existing and some
  we develop

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What is Sociology?

• The study of social groups.
• The study of how group membership shapes us
  (identity) and how we shape the behavior of
  others.
• The study of social order.

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Groups of Three
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1. How are we different?
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Did you get the following?

• Class differences - Rich and poor
• Age young and old
• Gender male and female
• Ethnicity different cultures
• Nationality different nations, regions of the
  same country
• Family differences -divorced parents,
  single-parent families
• Educational differences -are some people more
  intelligent?
• Religion differences in faith / beliefs
• Lifestyle differences do we have different
  tastes?

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2. What do we have in common?

• If we are so different / individual / unique how
  are we able to live together?

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Roles
Behavior the rights and obligations- expected
of someone occupying a particular status.
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Values
Shared beliefs about what is good or bad, right
or wrong, desirable or undesirable.
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Norms
Shared rules of conduct that tell people how to
act in specific situations
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Social Status
The position or rank of a person or group within
the society
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Sanctions
Rewards or punishments used to enforce
conformity to norms
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3. How is our Sociology Society possible?

• How is it possible for our society to function?
• Relationships, rules, responsibilities

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4. How do we learn the rules?

• Experience
• Observation
• Teaching

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That is a bite-size intro to Sociology but we
will cover other topics
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Culture

• Language slang
• Norms and values
• Beliefs
• Diversity

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Deviance
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Race and Ethnicity

• Discrimination
• Prejudice

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Gender and Age

• Gender Roles
• Womens movement
• Ageism

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Family

• Marriage patterns
• Child rearing

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And so much more