Using Sociology With Various Topics

Sociologists study the structures of society, groups, and conditions which change life. They examine small voluntary groups, castes and classes, and institutions. They learn about relationships between groups and the environment and relationships within and among groups. Social psychologists study the relationships between group experiences and the psychology of individuals.

Some of the concepts examined include: (a) culture, subculture, and customs (b) socialization, sociability, accommodation, acculturation, and values (c) personality, attitude, anxiety, apathy, aspiration, conformity, cooperation, dependency, and deviance (d) social class, social order, social mobility, association, elite, caste, groups, primary groups, secondary groups, minority groups, crowds, cliques, gangs, interest groups, peer groups, and intergroup relations (e) communication and language (f) law, conflict, crime, delinquency and dropouts (g) friendship (h) institutions (i) kinship, family and extended family, and population growth (j) social control, social interactions, power, humiliation, discrimination, inequality, alienation, prejudice, incentives, prestige, and public opinion (k) leadership, role, social change, democracy, freedom, participation, and equality,

Self

Learn ways in which individuals in our society are socialized.

Family

Learn about relationships within the family .

Learn about relationships of the family to other groups.

School

Learn about relationships within the school and ways in which groups in the school relate to other groups.

Community

Study cultures in the community.

Examine groups and ways in which they interact.

Participate in groups which serve in the community.

State

Examine voluntary groups and institutions in the state.

Learn about relationships between and among groups and between groups and the environment in the state.

Regions

Examine groups which have formed in the region and compare them to similar groups in other regions.

Identify ways in which similar groups from one region relate to those in another.

United States

List and categorize groups which have formed in the nation.

Examine ways to build positive relationships within a nation.

World

Examine cultures and customs throughout the world.

Learn ways in which members of societies throughout the world are socialized.

Learn the importance of knowing about people of other cultures so that peaceful relationships can be built among nations.

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