II) Sociology is the study of social behavior, which means it describes and explains society, or the rules of the group. Social behavior is any behavior that has been, or is being, conditions to any degree by interaction with others. When you read this definition you begin to understand the complexity of sociology. We deal with sociology every day of our lives, since we are always doing or interacting with someone or something. There are six essential categories of behavior that are used to study and understand social behavior. They are perception, emotions, thought and speech, physical motion, posturing and costuming. In today's world there are many social issues or rules that everyone follows or understands. The most important principle of social constraint is self perception. These are the prescriptions of behavior - when, where, and how to feel and act. Another way to put it is a system of rules we all follow in society. We depend on society to tell us who we are, what is important, and what we should do about it. These are seen as our survival guide, and well-being of every member of the group. We learn each day what is accepted socially. What the social rules are and how they pertain to us as an individual. This is how we respond not to the environment or situation we are in, but how we were learned or trained by society to respond. Society being a set of beliefs on how to go about living.
             III) I deal with social issues everyday, from the clothes I choose to wear, to the car I am going to drive, to what career I will choose. I don't want to been seen in society as someone different, so I follow other leads in my daily decision, making sure what I choose is socially correct in my environment. We think that we are our own individual when the truth is we are not, from our social etiquette, to how we think, feel and act, we are what society makes us. This in part makes us feel secure, because if everyone else in socie
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