Introduction to Social Sciences

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Course Outline

  1. Sociology and Social Life
  2. Political Power and Its Exercise
  3. The Three Social Sciences
  4. Methods of Social Investigation
  5. Variables, Correlation and Causality

1. Sociology and Social Life

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Sociology : the science that studies the behaviors and interactions of individuals living in society
  • Social group : A social group is a set of people considered as part of a larger social whole.

★ Must-know

  • The principal object of study of sociology is society.

📌 A norm is a rule of behavior, whereas a value is an idea about what is desirable or important.

Further detail

  • The two basic questions of sociology are how a society is formed and how social behaviors can be explained.

Memory Hook

Society explains both social interactions and individual behavior.

2. Political Power and Its Exercise

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Political science : the science that studies the conquest and exercise of political power

  • The conquest of political power can occur through speech or by force. — Patrick Charaudeau, La Conquête du pouvoir. Opinion, persuasion, valeur. Les discours d’une nouvelle donne politique, 2013

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1. What does sociology primarily study?

2. What is sociology primarily concerned with studying?

3. Which statement correctly distinguishes a social norm from a social value?

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What does sociology study?

The behaviors and interactions of individuals living in society.

Sociology Target-Language

Studies social behaviors and interactions.

What is the principal object of study in sociology?

Society.

Social group Target-Language

A set considered part of a larger society.

What does political science study?

The conquest and exercise of political power.

Norm vs Value Target-Language

Norm: rule; Value: idea of importance.

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