SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 1
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Have to be 12 or younger to play ll. He looked older then 12 someone hired detective to send to dominican republic and found our his birth certificate was fake: really 14. Dr: poor country but produces talented baseball players, players come to us, become rich, and get their family out of poverty, using kids to get out of poverty. 25% of children over age 5 lack birth certificates. The way to recognize patterns in social events and view personal experiences in the light of these patterns. Enables us to determine whether our generalizations about society are accurate. Considers the individual as part of a larger society. Sociological imagination ability to use sociological perspective. Michael brown shooting: black boy gets shot by white police officer, majority of police officers were black, but majority of population in ferguson. Empirical investigation based on observation or experience rather then preexisting idea. Critical thinking using information and analysis to make decisions and judgments.
