SOC 111 Lecture Notes - Qualitative Sociology, George Herbert Mead, The Sociological Imagination
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Sociology is the systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Sociological perspective refers to the unique way in which sociologists see our world and can dissect the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live. Society is a group of people within a limited territory who share a common set of behaviour, beliefs, values, material objects, and social institutions that exist as a coherent system. The sociological imagination ->developing an appreciation of how individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces. Social issues ->are caused by larger social factors. The trick" is in understanding how these personal troubles may indeed be due to larger social issues. Quality of mind refers to one"s ability to look beyond personal circumstance and into social context. ******mills" most influential work, it describes a mindset for doing sociology that stresses being able to connect individual experiences and societal relationships.
