Ch. 1: The Sociological Perspective ?...if love is the key to marriage, Cupid?s arrow is carefully aimed by the society around us.? - 6 states and D.C. have legalized gay marriage: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, NY, Washington D.C. - Free will=not only factor - 5/100 people go to college worldwide I. Sociological Perspective A. Definition: identification of patterns of behavior in individuals often belonging to different demographic groups* by using data/patterns. *race/gender/religion/socioeconomic status etc. -Peter Berger (?60s) ?Seeing the general in the particular? = patterns of behavior in individuals - Categories= kids/adults, rich/poor etc. B. Use of the S.P.: Seeing the strange in the familiar
Sociology By John J. Macionis 12th Edition Chapter 1
Ch. 1: The Sociological Perspective ?...if love is the key to marriage, Cupid?s arrow is carefully aimed by the society around us.? - 6 states and D.C. have legalized gay marriage: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, NY, Washington D.C. - Free will=not only factor - 5/100 people go to college worldwide I. Sociological Perspective A. Definition: identification of patterns of behavior in individuals often belonging to different demographic groups* by using data/patterns. *race/gender/religion/socioeconomic status etc. -Peter Berger (?60s) ?Seeing the general in the particular? = patterns of behavior in individuals - Categories= kids/adults, rich/poor etc. B. Use of the S.P.: Seeing the strange in the familiar
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