SOCIOLOGICAL FINDINGS VERSUS COMMON SENSE

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SOCIOLOGICAL FINDINGS VERSUS COMMON SENSE

• TRUE/FALSE
• The earnings of U.S. women have just about caught
  up with those of U.S. men.
• When faced with a natural disaster such as floods
  and earthquakes, people panic and social
  organization disintergrates.
• Revolutions are more likely to occur when
  conditions remain bad than when they are
  improving.
• Most people on welfare are lazy and looking for a
  handout. They could work if they wanted to.

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• Compared to men, women touch each other more
  while they are talking to one another
• Compared to women, men maintain more eye contact
  while they are conversing.
• The more available alcohol is, the more
  alcohol-related injuries and fatalities occur in
  the U.S. highways.
• Couples who live together before they marry
  usually report higher satisfaction with their
  marriages than couples who do not live together
  before they marry.

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• The reason that people discriminate against
  minorities is prejudice unprejudiced people
  dont discriminate.
• Students in Japan are under such intense pressure
  to do well in school that their suicide rate is
  about double that of U.S. students.

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Defining Sociology

• Sociology is the scientific study of human social
  life, groups, and society.
• Maintains a group focus.
• Emphasizes patterned social relationships between
  members.
• Uses social factors to explain human social
  behavior.

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Sociologists Focus

• On the group, not the individual.
• On patterns of social behavior.
• On social forces that encourage conformity.
• On the effects people have on social structure.

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Benefits of Sociology

• Provides a vision of social life that extends
  beyond ones limited personal experience.
• Research contributes to public policies and
  programs.
• Enhances the development of occupational skills.

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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

• Sociological perspective
• opens a window onto unfamiliar worlds and offers
  a fresh look at familiar worlds.
• gain a new vision of social life.
• asks, how are people influenced by their society-
  a group of people who share a culture and a
  territory.