SY102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Visible Minority, Social Forces, Dynamite Entertainment
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Sociology is the systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Sociological perspective distinctive view of society based on the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we live. Failing to appreciate how individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces diminishes a person"s ability to understand and resolve them. Personal troubles result from individual challenges and require individual. Social issues caused by larger social factors that require collective. Quality of mind ability to view beyond personal circumstance within a solutions. solutions. social context. Involves stepping outside of your own condition and looking at yourself from a new perspective. This requires us to think about ourselves differently so we become more informed about the social forces that have come together to make us who we are. Seeing the general in the particular ability to look at seemingly unique events or circumstances and then recognize the larger (or general) features involved.
