SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Protestant Work Ethic, Thomas Robert Malthus, Protestantism
18 Oct 2016
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Aspects of life tend to affect you differently based on your sex, age, race, religion, sexual orientation etc. Exp. women pay more for haircuts, black men are more likely to be pulled over. Does not give an answer to the issue (does not say what side is write or wrong) but instead examines who is most likely to fall on either side and why. Social variables, such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. Social institutions such as education, religion and family. Sociological imagination - the capacity to shift from one perspective to another and to see the relationship between the two (c. wright mills 1916-1962) How we relate sociological events and concepts to ourselves. Ibn khaldun (1332-1406) - rst person to conduct research on sociological subjects and write it down. Examines various tribes/peoples and their histories, cultures and economics. Argues that as a nation gains af uence, it ultimately falls into demise.
