SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Sociological Imagination, Wart, Homeless Shelter

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 103
• Professor: Christopher Gore

Document Summary

Ideology: understanding the ideas behind propaganda in our society. It"s your own perception of things : such as spontaneous, Ideology: the naural and spontaneous inerpretaion we form of. Social events, which mystifies and concelas the actual forces at. Ideological meaning: money/enjoyment or fulfillment of desire/freedom and individuality. Critical meaning: good/ marry& reproduce/obey social norms (what society wants) Social media: embarrassing images, cyber-bullying, social distancing. Social institution; any complex form of social organization that combines a variety of social positions, norms, and values, and that organizes relatively stable forms of interaction. How many examples can you think of, of institutions that affect your life in some way: student groups, universities, jails, homeless shelter, workplace, the economy itself, sports, fashion. The power of social institutions: the devil wears prada, 21-48-24:47, the fashion industry is one example of a social institution. Interpellation: the act of assigning a particular identity and qualities to you.