SOC 1501 ASSIGNMENTS

SOC 1501- ASSIGNMENTS 1. The Industrial Revolution …  is the revolution which contributed to the development of sociology as a scientific discipline.  refers to the evolutionary process of social change which swept throughout Western Europe in the 19th century.  was predominantly an evolutionary process of social transformation.  The Industrial Revolution set itself clearly apart from political revolutions (such as the American and Russian Revolution) 2. Sociology is primarily the …  study of human social life, groups and societies.  study of societal issues and social problems.  “analysis of the social”. 3. The following statements about the sociological study of human behaviour is correct?  Most sociologists agree that human actors are not fully determined by the social context in which they live.  Sociology allows us to examine common sense beliefs in a critical manner 4. We use our sociological imagination when we …  look at new ways of understanding society and its component parts.  seek to understand how our individual lives are related to the larger context. 5. According to Anthony Giddens …  drinking coffee provides an opportunity for social interaction.  drinking coffee has a symbolic value. 6. Coffee is a product which stands at the heart of which debates in contemporary history?  According to Giddens (2001), coffee is a product that stands at the heart of contemporary debates about globalisation, and international trade  Globalisation  Human rights  International trade