SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Critical Race Theory, George Herbert Mead, Talcott Parsons
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Sociology is the systematic study of human groups and their interactions. It is the study of everything that people do. Socialization (how do we become what we are), Groups and organizations (religion, education, healthcare, etc. The sociological perspective is a view of society based on the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live. Charles wright mills defines sociological imagination as the ability to perceive how dynamic social forces influence individual lives. In other words, it is developing an appreciation of how individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces. Personal troubles are personal challenges that require individual solutions. Social issues are challenges caused by larger social factors that require collective solutions. Quality of mind is mills" term for the ability to view personal circumstance within a social context. Mills believed that everyone is influenced by society. P e t e r b e r g er.