The air is still fresh; hardy foreigners can head to the beaches on the Lido (where some businesses are still closed). May is really the best month for seeing Italy, with its sunshine, comfortable temperatures and flowers (not so many of these in Venice, of course). Good points: sunshine; comfortable climate.
Weddings are a heightened example of what sociologist Erving Goffman called front stage behavior. Goffman viewed social life as something akin to a performance, where we attempt to manage the impressions we make to others.
This course is an introductory study in sociology, the study of social behavior and the. organization of human society. Students will learn about the historical development of the field. of sociology and the procedures for conducting research in sociology. Students will also learn the. importance and role of culture, social structure, socialization, and social change in todayâs. society.