Sociology

Social life can be interpreted from symbolic interactionism because people use symbols to define their surroundings and distinguish what type of interaction we use in our social life. One of the few men who contributed in bringing symbolic interactionism into sociology was George Herbert Mead. In Functional Analysis, the main idea is that our social life is created by interrelated parts that work together making society one whole unit. Auguste Comte, who is credited as the founder of sociology, viewed society as a whole. The last theoretical perspective is conflict theory which was founded by Karl Marx. Marx believed that society was made up of different groups that competed for each available resource that human beings needed.

Ethnocentrism is a tendency to use our own group's ways of doing things as the guide for the way we judge others. Ethnocentrism can be viewed in both positive and negative ways, it is positive for society because it reduces disloyal behavior in a group. On the negative side, Ethnocentrism causes hatred and discrimination among others who live by ways different than ours. For example, laws are created to make the world a better place to live in and we as people are taught to abide by them and ethnocentrism comes into play because our brains are automatically set to follow those set of rules. However, there will always be rebels and ethnocentrism teaches us to look down upon criminals who break the law.

Family is one of 8 agents we depend on because our experiences with families impact our lives. Neighborhoods impact us because we live our lives based on how and where we are raised. Religion is a key agent because it gives us morals and values to live by. Day cares are an agent which affects how children are going to act when they grow up. School is a big opportunity children have because it can be used as a guide to teach people on how to take on the world. Peer Groups are important because it expands knowledge of interaction and other human beings. Sports give activity and life to people. Last is the workplace which allows us to provide our families with basic needs.

Collected data from research is analyzed using two types of analysis, Qualitative and Quantitative. There is a big difference between quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis. In quantitative analysis, results are processed through numbers. In qualitative analysis the goal is to produce a conclusion through