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| Conventional Wisdom and examples |
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What most people believe to be true
Ex. Stereotypes, religion, myths |
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| focuses on patterns of behavior shared by members of a group. |
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| Why do patterns interest sociologists? |
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| they help explain group dynamics. |
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| You can't judge a group based on individual behavior. |
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| C. Wright Mills and Sociological imagination |
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| helps us understand the affects of events on our daily lives. |
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Father of sociology, his main concern was the improvement of society.
Positivism- knowledge should be derived from scientific observation. |
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| Outspoken supporter for the emancipation of slaves. |
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| Survival of the fittest. Believed that society benefits when each person finds their class lvl without interference. |
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| believed that workers would eventually overthrow the capitalists and form a classless society. |
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| rationalization- mindset emphasizing knowledge, reason, and planning. |
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| 1st department of sociology |
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| 1982 university of Chicago |
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| analyzed the social structure of black communities and was co founder of the NAACP. |
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Functionalism
Conflict
Symbolic Interaction |
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| 3 Theoretical Perspectives |
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| Defined symbolic interaction |
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| Intended and unrecognized |
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