6 out of 100 rapes are men who are victims

6 out of 100 rapes are men who are victims
Adversarial: most likely innocent if there is any doubt
Inquisitorial: most likely guilty, small crimes,
● “...THE SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF HUMAN SOCIETY ”
○ SYSTEMATIC
■ SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE THAT FOCUSES ATTENTION ON PATTERNS OF
BEHAVIOR
○ HUMAN SOCIETY
■ GROUP BEHAVIOR IS PRIMARY FOCUS; HOW GROUPS INFLUENCE
INDIVIDUALS AND VICE VERSA
○ AT THE “HEART OF SOCIOLOGY”
■ THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE WHICH OFFERS A UNIQUE VIEW OF
SOCIETY
● Helps us assess the “truth” behind common sense assumptions
○ Absence makes the heart grow fonder
○ Parenting is natural?
○ The earth is flat?
● Assesses both the opportunities and limitations of our lives
● Empowers us to actively participate in the social world around us
● ADVANTAGES OF A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
○ SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL MARGINALITY
○ ALLOWS US TO NOTICE DIVERSITY IN AMERICA
○ SOCIOLOGY DRAWS ATTENTION TO SOCIAL CRISIS
● IMPORTANCE OF THESE ITEMS
○ THEY ALLOW US TO SEE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MICRO AND MACRO
SOCIAL ELEMENTS
● SEE THE GENERAL IN THE PARTICULAR
○ GENERAL SOCIAL PATTERNS IN THE BEHAVIOR OF PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS
■ INDIVIDUALS ARE UNIQUE…BUT
■ SOCIETY’S SOCIAL FORCES SHAPE US INTO “KINDS” OF PEOPLE
○ CONSIDER THESE
■ PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO NOT ATTEND COLLEGE
■ PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO GO TO AND SUCCEED IN COLLEGE, AND
ENJOY A FAVORABLE QUALITY OF LIFE
● SOCIOLOGY ASKS STUDENTS TO :
○ GIVE UP FAMILIAR ASSUMPTIONS

○ KNOW THAT SOCIETY INFLUENCES PEOPLE BY GUIDING THOUGHTS AND
BEHAVIORS
● ANY DOUBTS ???
○ TO WHAT REAL EXTENT DID YOUR OWN “FREE WILL” ENTER INTO YOUR
DECISION TO ATTEND COLLEGE?
■ WHAT ABOUT EXTERNAL SOCIAL FORCES?
● C. WRIGHT MILLS’ SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
○ SOCIETY IS OFTEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF OUR PROBLEMS
○ WE NEED TO LEARN TO SEPARATE THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH
■ PERSONAL TROUBLES, OR BIOGRAPHY
■ SOCIAL ISSUES, OR HISTORY
● EXAMPLES:
○ WOMEN’S OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY AND THESE DAYS
○ LIFESTYLES OF THOSE WE LABEL DISABLED IN THE 1950’S AND NOW
Social paradigms
● THEORY: A STATEMENT OF HOW AND WHY FACTS ARE RELATED
● PARADIGM: A SET OF FUNDAMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS THAT GUIDES THINKING
Macrotheory – a theory aimed at understanding the “big picture” of institutions, whole societies, and the
interactions among societies.
Examples: class struggles, international relations, and interrelations between social institutions
Microtheory – a theory aimed at understanding social life at the intimate level of individuals and their
interactions.
Examples: dating behavior, jury deliberations, student-faculty interactions
● DURKHEIM’S STUDY OF SUICIDE
○ MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT
■ MALE PROTESTANTS WHO WERE WEALTHY AND UNMARRIED HAD
HIGHER SUICIDE RATES
■ PROTESTANTISM AND INDIVDUALISM
○ LESS LIKELY TO COMMIT
■ MALE JEWS AND CATHOLICS WHO WERE POOR AND MARRIED
■ BEING CATHOLIC AND GROUP-ORIENTATION
● ONE OF THE BASIC FINDINGS: WHY?