★ Must-know
📌 A norm is a rule of behavior, whereas a value is an idea about what is desirable or important.
Further detail
Society explains both social interactions and individual behavior.
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
1. What does sociology primarily study?
2. Which statement correctly distinguishes a social norm from a social value?
3. What does political science study?
What does sociology study?
The behaviors and interactions of individuals living in society.
What is the principal object of study in sociology?
Society.
What does political science study?
The conquest and exercise of political power.
How can political power be conquered?
Through speech or by force.
Sociology Target-Language
Studies social behaviors and interactions.
Social group Target-Language
A set considered part of a larger society.
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