Sociology
is
the
scientific
study
of
and
behaviour
.
It
got
its
start
thanks
to
a
French
philosopher
named
in
the
1800's
he
wanted
there
to
be
a
systematic
science
for
studying
society
,
a
way
to
investigate
and
solve
its
basic
problems
.
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A
society
is
just
a
group
of
people
who
share
a
and
a
territory
.
The
social
sciences
include
disciplines
like
economics
and
psychology
,
and
while
they
all
have
different
focuses
and
perspectives
,
they're
all
trying
to
understand
the
social
world
through
controlled
and
repeated
.
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So
,
what
makes
sociology
different
from
any
of
these
other
social
sciences
?
Well
,
like
the
others
,
sociology
is
looking
for
.
But
it
looks
for
all
kinds
of
them
,
in
all
kinds
of
places
.
Sociology
looks
at
all
aspects
of
society
and
at
all
scales
,
from
two
people
talking
to
differences
between
nations
.
It's
this
scope
that
really
sets
sociology
apart
,
especially
in
what's
known
as
the
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This
means
two
things
.
Seeing
the
general
in
the
particular
is
a
way
of
saying
that
sociology
tries
to
understand
social
behaviour
by
placing
it
in
its
wider
.
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To
see
the
is
to
approach
the
everyday
world
as
though
you
were
seeing
it
for
the
first
time
and
as
if
you
were
from
another
world
.
And
this
is
so
hard
to
do
because
your
own
society
tends
to
look
normal
to
you
,
you
take
it
for
granted
.
As
you're
into
it
you're
taught
a
understanding
of
society
,
but
sociology
has
to
know
what's
true
.
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Your
is
a
way
of
classifying
yourself
by
race
,
social
class
,
gender
,
sexual
orientation
,
religion
,
et
cetera
.
Understanding
social
context
is
important
because
,
just
like
the
sociologist
looks
for
the
general
in
the
particular
,
a
person's
life
and
choices
will
be
influenced
by
their
context
.
Take
for
instance
the
consistent
finding
that
resumes
with
names
that
sound
African
American
,
tend
to
get
called
for
interviews
much
less
often
than
those
with
white
sounding
names
.
Even
though
the
resumes
are
otherwise
identical
.
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If
a
social
group
is
it
means
that
is
occupies
a
position
outside
the
centers
of
power
.
These
groups
are
often
racial
,
ethnic
,
sexual
,
or
religious
minorities
and
marginalized
groups
tend
to
have
a
clearer
view
of
how
power
operates
.
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There
are
of
course
the
obvious
kinds
,
like
economic
power
and
income
,
or
political
power
and
politically
enforced
inbalances
of
power
like
segregation
or
slavery
.
For
instance
people
who
speak
with
non
standard
accents
or
dialects
are
often
judged
harshly
for
them
and
can
be
seen
as
less
intelligent
or
less
mature
.
Sociology
can
help
us
identify
and
understand
all
of
these
things
and
maybe
even
try
and
fix
them
.
And
that's
the
point
,
sociology
is
all
about
understanding
society
and
society
is
where
we
all
live
so
we'd
like
it
to
work
as
well
as
possible
.
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