What Sociology Is: Understanding Society · Lesson 1 · 3 minutes
People Together
Spot human social interactions in everyday life.
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People Together
Amina waits at a busy bus stop. Alone, she reads her phone. In a crowd, she steps back and waits in line.
What is Social Life?
Social life is how people live and act together. We change our actions when other people are near.
Which moment shows social life?
- Amina eats lunch alone in her room.
- Amina and her friends share a meal.
Answer: Amina and her friends share a meal.
Social life is about interactions between two or more people.
Complete the sentence.
Social life is how people live and act ___.
Answer: Social life is how people live and act together.
Social life describes how humans connect and live together.
Do people act the same alone as they do in a crowd?
- Yes, people never change their actions.
- No, presence of others changes actions.
Answer: No, presence of others changes actions.
People often act differently in groups than when they are alone.
Build the definition of social interaction.
Answer: Two people talk to each other at a store
Social interactions happen everywhere people gather.
Put Amina's actions in order from alone to social:
Answer: Amina sits by herself on a bench. → Amina walks up to the bus stop. → Amina waits in line with other passengers.
Amina moves from acting alone to engaging in social life.
What to remember
- Social life is how people live and act together.
- People act differently alone than they do in a group.
Next in this course: Power of Groups. It carries on in the Breni app.