SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - The Sociological Imagination, Symbolic Interactionism, Tim Hortons
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How we create something as we come together, relationships between people, the study of social groups. The simplest definition: sociology is the study of society. A concrete abstraction: not something you can observe but is real = affects all of us, guides, teaches, reinforces. (ex. Everyone wears clothing enforced by law, a custom. Observation #1 humans are social animals (like dogs, antelope) We are driven to be together, compelled to be with others. Things that make people happy: to feel accepted, loved. 90% of people live in major urban areas we are genetically programmed to be in contact with people (cell, tv). We are with people 99% of the time of our lives. There will always be people who attempt the opposite. Observation #2 a person and people are fundamentally different things. A person is a rational thing with a personality. When people come together, we create expectations, peer pressure and knowledge.
