Intro to Sociology | 2025 | (exam 1) Detailed & Verified Questions and Answers | 100% Guaranteed Pass

Society ️️people who share a culture and a territory Sociology ️️the systematic and scientific study of human society, and social behavior( political sciences, economics, psychology, history, anthropology, geography, = Sociology) Generalization ️️A statement that goes beyond the individual case and is applied to abroader group or situation (step in the goals of science) Patterns ️️recurring characteristics or events Sociological Perspective ️️understanding human behavior by placing it within its broader social context; general patterns of society in the lives of particular ppl. Social Location ️️the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society C. Wright Mills️️Sociological imagination:The ability to see the impact of social forces(public issues) on individuals, especially their private lives (personal troubles) <------Society, Self ------> Personal Troubles, Public Issues Theory ️️Abstract Explanation: (gives us explanation) open for notification to be more accurate(What Is Theory) 14th Century ️️Mental illness was theorized to caused by demonic possessions (What Is Theory) Colonial America ️️Mental illness was caused by astrology (moon) (What Is Theory) Around 1930 ️️Mental illness was believed to isolated in a particular portion of the brain. Bad parenting Auguste Comte ️️Father Of Sociology: Scientific Method ( Using objectives, Systematic observations to rest theories) and Positivism - The "truth can be discoved through the scientific method, ( social order, and social reform) () Harriet Martineau ️️(Journalist & Poli-sci, ), First Female soci. Supported labor unions, abolition of slavery, and womens suffrage. Evaluated American culture on its own terms rather than her European beliefs, (not using her beliefs) Herbert Spencer ️️a. English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies. b. Disagreed with Comtes social reform, (not to spark social change) c. Survival of the Fittest ( charles Darwinism) d.***** Societies as a whole change and evolve naturally Karl Marx ️️() One of the greatest modern thinkers, a. Believed ppl should try an change society b. Impacted the world still today c. Class Conflict( struggle between classes) d. Bourgeoisie: The capitalist, own the means of production and wealth. ...Proletanat: The exploited class, worked the hardest, mass of workers, being taken advantage of