Introduction to Sociological Perspectives - The Running Man

"Whenever two people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as 

he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is."

William James

Half empty of half full?

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The Sociological Perspective

Perception is to Psychology… as Perspective is to Sociology

What is the Sociological Perspective ?  Sociologists analyze social phenomena at different levels and from different perspectives. From concrete interpretations to sweeping generalizations of society and social behavior, sociologists study everything from specific events (the micro level of analysis of small social patterns) to the “big picture” (the macro level of analysis of large social patterns )

Sociologists today employ three primary theoretical perspectives: the symbolic interactionist perspective, the functionalist perspective, and the conflict perspective. These perspectives offer sociologists theoretical paradigms for explaining how society influences people, and vice versa. Each perspective uniquely conceptualizes society, social forces, and human behavior

Tell the Story of the Running Man   Race, Reality, and the need to fix broken windows   Running Man Explanation  

Vertigo - the Truth  The Truth (Vertigo) - 3 Minutes 15 Seconds - Dramatic video describing the way God views the human race.    

Notes - The Sociological Perspectives

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

http://teachinghighschoolsociology.blogspot.com/2012/03/perspectives-one-activity.html

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