SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Old Age, Social Forces
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Things are not what they seem: we focus on the exception as the example, the exception is not the norm, possibility does not mean probability. Lifestyle values/ goals: traditional 21c, own rent, house condo/dorm style, car bike/transit/zip car, lots of stuff less stuff (experience, big small, stable career contract positions. There are regular and observable patterns in human life: these patterns are shaped by frameworks of beliefs and rituals, sociologists call these patterns and frameworks social structures. Macro structures: patterns of social relations that are beyond our daily association and lives, macro sociologist, macrostructure is family, example: being the oldest kid you have different responsibilities, we all play different roles, example: family. Microstructure (roles: patterns of intimate social relations that we engage in daily, micro sociologists, example: grandparent, uncle, cousin, mum, dad etc. Our revolution": physical and mechanical digital and virtual, heterogenous homogenous, private public.
