SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Inequality, Anomie, Technological Change
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Social support-having someone to rely on during times of trouble. Characteristics of happy countries influences on happiness are social, not. Trust perceived absence of corruption in gov and business. Freedom perceived opportunity to make life choices. Generosity average amount of donations per capita. Happiest countries have low levels of income inequality measured by the. Inequality hurts societies and makes people unhappy. Being able to connect individual experiences and societal relationships. How are the parts of society related to one another: between church and state, between family and workplace, between political and economic ideologies. Look beyond our personal experiences and local environment. See our own lives in relation to history. Understand how distant changes have consequences for people nearby. Personal troubles are the other side of public issues a microscale of our societies" issues. Sociology students develop an understanding of the relationship between personal and large scale. Focus of this course: science, tech and social change.
