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1. Analyze each character and select your 8 people How will they contribute

to the group?

2. Take 3 – 5 minutes to compare your list to someone around you. Are there any

similarities?

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3. Answer the following:

What did you use to guide your decision making, morality or practicality? Why?

Provide a brief explanation for how you think your group will function as time passes. Who will be in charge? How will you determine this? How will decisions be made?

Where do you see potential problems or conflicts among your group members?

What is Sociology?

Study of group behavior through the use of scientific data.

Sociologists are social scientists.

They observe social behavior, conduct experiments and study how society influences and shapes people and ….

How people influence and shape society.

The Sociological Perspective

Sociological perspective: Looking at social life in a scientific,

systematic way, rather than depending on common sense explanations found in the media.

Ignore the stereotypes and biases and look for deeper reasons why things take place.

The Sociological Imagination Sociological

imagination The ability to see the

connection between the larger world and your personal life.

How does society affect you?▪ Poverty▪ Government▪ Crime▪ Education, etc…

The Sociological Imagination The Sociological

Imagination helps to understand why we behave the way that we do.

What influences your behavior? Culture Geography Social Class Family Friends Media Life experiences, etc…

Why was sociology created?

Life changed greatly during the Industrial Revolution in Europe (1800’s).

People worked more and spent less time with their families.

Cities grew and many became overpopulated.

The Impact of Social Media

Take a few minutes and list some of the different ways that social media has affected American society.

How does social media influence people’s lives and behavior?

How does the internet influence our society?

The Impact of Social Media

Social Media is a great platform for spreading ideas, trends, etc….

The ice bucket challenge has raised over 94 million dollars.

It has also raised awareness for diseases like ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

Why was sociology created?

Why was sociology created?

As cities became overcrowded and life became more stressful problems arose.

Alcoholism, domestic violence, suicide all increased during this period.

Sociology was created to study these problems and hopefully find solutions.

Studying Sociology

Since sociologists interact with and study people they must be very careful when conducting experiments.

Close read the article on the, “Tuskegee Experiment,” as an example of an immoral medical/sociological experiment.