CAS SO 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Mark Granovetter, The Sociological Imagination, Symbolic Interactionism
15 Mar 2016
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Individual and society cannot be understood without understanding both. Of social structure; transcends local environments; relation to historical society as a whole. Socially produced beliefs that are products of human effort and social interaction; not natural or necessary. Enduring, long-standing customs and beliefs that direct human behavior and interaction with society; Established patterns in human behavior that dictate and predict behavior and interaction (base of institution) According to weber, the prevalence of protestantism gave rise to modern. The calling/predestination/uncert ainty of who is part of the elect . Two-way process by which our activities structure the. Pick a few personal troubles (e. g. , unemployment, eating disorder) and use your sociological imagination to link them to public issues. Unemployment makes us realize a problem with the social structure of the economy and job market. Eating disorders may be related to a societal approval of thin models as being beautiful.
