SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Shared Experience, T. S. Eliot, Low Culture

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 202
• Professor: Graeme Metcalf

Document Summary

We interact with others, and live in groups performing social roles: male/female; mom/dad; boss/employee etc. We engage in production, exchange, education, consumption. Ex: we produce and share popular culture like instagram. Social groups can be small (like our class) Or large: canadians, fb groups, students on campus. We recognize that our class, ethnicity, gender, age, and sexual orientation affect our personal experiences. Ex: we can have a different experience doing the same thing. Sociological research enables us to discuss social issues in an informed and critical manner. It shares common interests with other social sciences such as psychology, anthropology, and political science. However, it does distinguish itself from other disciplines through history, vocabulary, and tools. Look for (and at) social patterns in social variables, social institutions, and social interactions (ex; the way you greet a young person compared to an elder).