Sociology (SOCL1014A)

Green-themed in-depth summary of the basics of sociology and criticisms.

These summaries are simplified lecture and some reading notes. They included visual stimulus and color to keep your attention on the topics at hand. They are set up in an easy way to understand. They included key concepts such as: Sociology as a perspective: the sociological imagination, Socialization and the social construction of identity, and sociology as a discipline: origins theory and research. It cover themes 1-3 of the course block 1. These summaries are made by a first year Sociol...

These summaries focus on the main ideas of Identity and Society and is module THREE of this idea: Max Weber's sociological methods. The main concepts found in these summaries are Werrtfreiheit (value freedom), Positionality, Correlation and Causality, Verstehen (Understanding), Social Action, Limits to action, and ideal types. These summaries are a combination of both the course notes and lecture notes. It is comprehensive and covers EVERYTHING! It also includes images and fun fonts for vi...

These summaries focus on the main ideas of Identity and Society and is module two of this idea: Karl Marx's Class- social stratification. It focuses on key concepts covers social stratification, Marx's understanding of class, and his views on capitalism and class relationships. Marx believed that class was determined by one's relationship to the means of production and that the capitalist system exploited the proletariat. These summaries are a combination of both the course notes and lect...

These summaries focus on the main ideas of Identity and Society and is model one of this idea: Karl Marx's Theory of historical materialism. It focuses on key concepts of who mark is and Marx's periodization of history, What is class & the types of class, Periodization of South Africa, Marx private accumulation and how new class was formed, Land enclosure in England, Land in South Africa Marx's Bases and superstructure. These summaries are a combination of both the course notes and lectu...

These summaries are simplified lecture and some reading notes. They included visual stimulus and color to keep your attention on the topics at hand. They are set up in an easy way to understand. They included key concepts such as: Establishing Sociology as a discipline, Social facts, The study of suicide (egoistic, altruistic, anomic, fatalistic), Social Order, modern and traditional society, mechanical and organic solidarity, role of three key institutions (family, education and religion) and D...

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