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Chapter 0: Introduction to sociology 2e

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About this book

Welcome to Introduction to Sociology 2e , an OpenStax resource created with several goals in mind: accessibility, affordability, customization, and student engagement—all while encouraging learners toward high levels of learning. Instructors and students alike will find that this textbook offers a strong foundation in sociology. It is available for free online and in low-cost print and e-book editions.

To broaden access and encourage community curation, Introduction to Sociology 2e is “open source” licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. Everyone is invited to submit examples, emerging research, and other feedback to enhance and strengthen the material and keep it current and relevant for today’s students. You can make suggestions by contacting us at info@openstaxcollege.org.

To the student

This book is written for you and is based on the teaching and research experience of numerous sociologists. In today’s global socially networked world, the topic of sociology is more relevant than ever before. We hope that through this book, you will learn how simple, everyday human actions and interactions can change the world. In this book, you will find applications of sociology concepts that are relevant, current, and balanced.

To the instructor

This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course. Since current events influence our social perspectives and the field of sociology in general, OpenStax encourages instructors to keep this book fresh by sending in your up-to-date examples to info@openstaxcollege.org so that students and instructors around the country can relate and engage in fruitful discussions.

General approach

Introduction to Sociology 2e adheres to the scope and sequence of a typical introductory sociology course. In addition to comprehensive coverage of core concepts, foundational scholars, and emerging theories we have incorporated section reviews with engaging questions, discussions that help students apply the sociological imagination, and features that draw learners into the discipline in meaningful ways. Although this text can be modified and reorganized to suit your needs, the standard version is organized so that topics are introduced conceptually, with relevant, everyday experiences.

Changes to the second edition

Part of the mission of the second edition update was to ensure the research, examples and concepts used in this textbook are current and relevant to today’s student. To this end, we have rewritten the introduction of each chapter to reflect the latest developments in sociology, history and global culture. In addition to new graphs and images, the reader of the second edition will find new feature boxes on a diverse array of topics, which has been one of the goals of the update—bringing the world into greater focus through case studies on global culture.

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39 Pages
2015
English US
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Question: Conflict Theroy

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Theory to understand and explain society regards to differences among people and groups

Question: Feminist theory

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Ideas,concepts,philosophies and other intellectual programmes which help improve the conditions of women in society

Question: Agency

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To the actions of Individuals or groups of I dividuals

Question: Collective Conscience

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Set of common beliefs and sentiments to colletive which enables society to function together

Question: Webber proposed Three types of Authority

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Charismatic, Traditional, Rational

Question: Feminism is

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A plural term, collection of political movements advocating equal rights for women in political,economic and social sphere

Question: Dialectical Materialism

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Importance of economic factors that relate to our materiel life

Question: Bureaucracy

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Modern Industrial Societies, Dominant force, which controls and direct human behavior

Question: According to Foucault Discourse is

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the way people think about subjects such as sex,sexuality, madness, mental illness with the assumptions that are accepted as True at the Time

Question: As per Marx view False consciousnessis

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People are not able to perceive and accept false representation of society, which helps to maintain the system as it is

Question: Forces of Prodcion

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Technology, raw materials and knowledge that required to produce things

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