Social networks
ties between people, groups, and organizations
Society
a large group of people who live in the same area and participate in a common culture
Sociology
The study of societies and the social worlds that individuals inhabit within them
Globalization
The increased flow of goods, money, ideas, and people across national borders
Sociological Imagination
the capacity to think systematically about how many things we experience as personal problems are really social issues that are widely shared by others born in a similar time and social location as us
Termed the phrase "sociological imagination
C. Wright Mills
Stereotypes
belieft about members of a group that are usually false, or at least exaggerated, but are the basis of assumptions made about individual members of the group
Discrimination
refers to any behavior, practice, or policy that harms, excludes, or disadvantages individuals on the basis of their group membership
Social Theories
Overarching frameworks that suggest certain assumptions and assertions about the way the world works
Research Methods
Ways of systematically studying these questions in order to develop new evidence that allows new answers to be generated`
Person who the term "sociology" is credited to
Aguste Comte- 1839
Father of Sociology
Emile Durkheim
Globalization
The growing permeability of national borders and the increase in flows of goods, services, and people across national borders
Industrialization
A process of economic change characterized by the decline of farming and the growth of factories and large-scale goods production
Institution
A complex term used to stand for structured and enduring practices if human life that are built around well-established rules and norms or are centered in important organizations like the government, legal courts, churches, schools, or the military
Interdisciplinary Research
A method of research that integrates ideas, theories, and data from different academic fields
Norm
A basic rule of society that helps us know what is and is not appropriate to do in a situation. Norms evolve over time as social attitudes and expectations change, although those changes are typically very slow.
Organization
A social group or social network that is unified by a common institutional structure, such as a government agency, a school, a business firm, the military, a religion, and many others.
Role
A position within an institution or organization that come with specific social expectations for how to behave and be treated. Some roles may be assigned to us at birth (woman, man, white black), and some may be achieved through our actions (doctor, profe
Social Context
The social environments, including economic and cultural conditions, that influence people's lives
Social hierarchy
A set of important social relationships that provide individuals and groups with different kinds of status in which some are elevated above others
Social interaction
The way people act together, including how they modify and alter their behavior in response to the presence of others. Social interaction is governed by norms.
Social movement
Conscious effort by ordinary people to change some aspect of their society by using extrainstitutional means. "extrainstitutional means" refers to collective action undertaken outside existing institutions, like courts and legislatures, although movements
Social sciences
anthropology, political science, economics, and sociology. Researches the social world of human beings. Began to emerge as people moved from abstract ideas to thinking about how to study the way things work in the real world.
Social structure
The external forces, most notably social hierarchies, norms, and institutions, that provide the context for individual and group action
Sociology
The study of societies and the social worlds that individuals inhabit within them
Union
An organized association of workers created in order to protect and fight for rights or resources for their members. Unions can be organized at a single workspace, across multiple workplaces of the same company or in the same industry.
Unit of Analysis
The level of a topic that a researcher focuses on. It is the "what" or "who" being studied
Urban area
A geographical area with a high population density
Urbanization
the growth of cities