Soc. 001 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I. Definition of SociologyII. Examples of consequences stated by sociologist W. I. ThomasIII. SuicideIV. Two types of SociologyV. How do we “do” sociology?Current LectureSociology: the scientific study of interactions and relations among human beingsSociologist: trained to find the answers to questions about people’s behavior**Interested in the effects that people have on one another, because people are influenced heavily by society and others around themSociologist W. I. Thomas stated, “If people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences”- Example 1: If someone in a movie theater screams “Fire!”, a panic will occur and people will rushto escape, even if there isn’t really a fire. The consequence would be chaos and possibly people getting trampled to death, because the threat seemed real in people’s minds.- Example 2: A news reporter wants to write an article on crimes in the area, so they pick the mostgruesome and disturbing-even if these events don’t occur frequently, they make it seem like it’s occurring everyday. So naturally, people might go out and buy more handguns to protect themselves during a time when crime rate is actually decreasing. This could lead to more accidents, such as children getting ahold of the guns or a panicked home owner accidently shooting their neighbor coming home late. These consequences happen from a threat that people believe are real.*Sociologists are more focused the social environments and the way it affects people rather than on the individual.- A person’s individualistic bias prevents one from realizing that some of their worst problems are the result from social forces, not the individual.- Without looking at these social forces, we tend to attack all problems by treating the individualSuicide: the most intimately personal decision a person can make- Possible Causes:o Depressiono Jail time,These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Debto Death of someone closeo Bullying - If suicide is purely personal, why are there such vast differences between counties?o Emile Durkhelm book, Suicide, gives possibilities: Social integration lowers suicide- Married couples have lower probability of suicide than singles because they have more social ties.- Catholics also have a lower suicide rate than Protestants (who are encouraged by their religion to be independent)o Egoistic suicide: low social integration and fewer social tieso Anomic suicide: high social change or low normso Altruistic: people sacrifice their lives for others Two types of Sociology:1. The sociological eye: a. “Sociology is everywhere”b. “Everything is sociology”2. Social activisma. “We can change the world”How do we “do” sociology?Formal scientific methods- Relatively little lab experimentation- Uses more natural experiments“The sociological eye” is even more
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