SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram, The Sociological Imagination

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: jones

Document Summary

Sociology: all of the above (and more) Micro-sociology (small scale) vs macro sociology (large scale) Right answer capacity to assess the social context (on both scales) and produce the most appropriate response. To understand = making the connection between micro-sociology and macro- sociology (the sociological imagination - c. wright mills) Designed and conducted by stanley milgram at yale university. Experimental method one method of sociological/psychological testing (this specific experiment is no longer ethical or allowed) Subjects: 40 white males obtained through newspaper advertisement. Surface experiment: study how people learn through punishment (shock generator) Tests the obedience of the teacher , who is the real subject. Reaction to the scientist"s orders response to authority figure instruction. Demonstrates entrapment (being caught in the middle) Cross pressures damned if you do and damned if you don"t. About 50% of subjects flip the highest voltage switch despite learner"s. Historical context: post-nazi experiment shouts of protest and lack of response.