SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Revolution, Harriet Martineau, Cultural Mosaic
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Systematic study of human behaviour in social context. Difference between the two is socially constructed (ex. Normal and deviant behaviour, holy water vs. non-holy water) Difference based on beliefs set by society. People creatively shape reality as they interact with each other in the context of a social group or culture. The ability to see the connection between personal troubles and. Broaden sociological awareness by recognizing four levels of social structures social structure face interaction. Microstructure: intimate social relations formed during face-to- Mesostructure: social relations in organizations that involve people not intimately related and don"t usually interact face-to- face. Macrostructure: social relations that lie above and beyond mesostructures. Global structures: level of society that surrounds and spreads throughout us. Comte coined the term sociology founder. Early sociologists analyzed society scientifically, now look at what it actually is. Sociological imagination born when these revolutions pushed people to think about society in a new way: scientific revolution (1550, 16th century)
