Sociology 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Forces, The Sociological Imagination, Structural Functionalism
3 Nov 2017
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Sociology: systematic study of human society and social interaction using scientific techniques, you need to look at what people do more than what they say, sociologists develop theories: How behaviour is shaped by group life. How group life is affected by individuals: look at the bigger picture) Feminist (patriarchy, looking at the disadvantages of females) Symbolic interactionist (deal with how people interact, outcomes based on these interactions) Structural functionalists (how structures function in society, macro : central theme: we are not alone all of us are deeply intertwined with the. Global sociological imagination reality of all nations in the world. Networks of people one associates with on a regular basis: pubic issues. Caused by problems originating at societal level. Main elements of a sociological imagination: viewing social world from others" perspective, focusing on social, economic and historic circumstances, questioning structural agreements, seeing solutions in changing structure of society.
