Sociology 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Forces, Second-Wave Feminism, Macrosociology
16 Sep 2018
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Monday may 1st 2017: understanding the sociological imagination. Sociology : human interaction, groups, and social structure (do look at other things that are part of psychology, political science, etc. ) The systematic study of human groups and their interactions: sociological perspective : The unique way in which sociologists see our world and can dissect the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live: the sociological imagination. Developing an appreciation of how individual challenges are influences by larger social forces. Second wave feminism has had a impact on the amount of woman going to university. Seeing the general in the particular is the ability to look at the seemingly unique events (particular) and then recognizing the larger (general) features involved: why is it that people dress a (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) (cid:449)ay theres a reaso(cid:374) Agency refers to the idea that each of us has, to some extent, the ability to alter our socially constructed lives.
