SOCI 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, C. Wright Mills, Narcissism

• School: UBC
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 100
• Professor: Catherine Corrigall- Brown

Document Summary

C wright mills (1916-1961: the sociological imagination (1959, one of the most widely-read sociology books, he was eccentric /weird. Race/ethnicity: also social context of which race has advantages, which race has discriminations on. Physical disability: socially discriminated in some societies, age. Criminal record: you committed the crime which is personal but how its dealt with is social, lots of people at some people have committed some crime, we deal with them in 2 ways (deviant or not). Canada won"t release your name if under 18 because you could still grow up to be a ethical person (you can grow out of stage) Crime personal trouble or public issue? (who commits it and its impacts) Poverty they don"t have a lot of other options. Education if live in poor neighborhood harder to pay off for university. If live in area with lots of gangs you are more likely to join a gang.