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2024 SOCI 287 Final prep Introduction to Sociology I (Athabasca University) Sociology Final Prep Unit 1: Introduction to Sociology 1. What is “sociological imagination?” How might it be used to study a particular issue? “The awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society. The capacity to shift from one perspective to another-from the political to the psychological; from...

AU 2024 SOCI 287 Introduction to Sociology I Final Prep - Notes & Study Q+A (89% on final will appear tomorrow exams from chapter 1- chapter 15) Athabasca University

SOCI 287 Final Prep - Notes & Study Q+A (89% on final) Introduction to Sociology I (Athabasca University) 2024

5 main ways sociologists pursue their inquiries 1. Structural functionalism - seeks to explain society as a complex system whose parts work together for stability and to promote solidarity 2. Conflict Theory - Based on four C's - Conflict - Contestation - Class - Change 3. Symbolic Interactionism - Symbolic meanings of our daily social interactions 4. Feminist Theory - Correcting discrimination towards women ~ Standpoint theory - Looking straight into the eyes of women from men ~ Obj...

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SOCI 287 Study Questions Athabasca University Exam Questions With Verified Answers UNIT 1 What is "sociological imagination"? How might it be used to study a particular issue? - answerA term coined by C. Wright Mills: "the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society. The capacity to shift from one perspective to another-from the political to the psychological; from examination of a single family to comparative assessment of the national budgets of t...

"Human beings need culture like we need food and water." What does this mean? Give examples from your own life. - Culture is the primary and most important creations of human beings. Culture is a "system" that human beings create and then use to define who they are. keep in mind the constructed nature of culture and the way it defines and boxes individuals in society; tracing and understanding the roots of culture, either in the case of social disaffection (e.g., Goths), class-based soc...

UNIT 1 What is "sociological imagination"? How might it be used to study a particular issue? - A term coined by C. Wright Mills: "the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society. The capacity to shift from one perspective to another-from the political to the psychological; from examination of a single family to comparative assessment of the national budgets of the world." According to Marx, what is the basis of the conflict between the bourgeoisie an...

ASU 2024 SOCI 287 Introduction to Sociology Unit 1 study guide solution Athabasca University

UNIT 1 What is "sociological imagination"? How might it be used to study a particular issue? - A term coined by C. Wright Mills: "the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society. The capacity to shift from one perspective to another-from the political to the psychological; from examination of a single family to comparative assessment of the national budgets of the world." According to Marx, what is the basis of the conflict between the bourgeoisie an...