SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Verstehen, Auguste Comte, Sociological Theory
15 Jul 2020
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Sociology is the systematic study of social behavior and human groups. The influence of society on people"s attitudes and behavior. How societies are established and how they change. Sociology is a science because its knowledge is gained through the scientific method of organized, systematic observation. The sociological imagination (c. wright mills) and verstehen (max weber) The sociological imagination is an awareness of the relationship between an individual and society. Links immediate, personal social settings to the remote, impersonal social world. Example - poverty (see your personal troubles as wider social issues) Challenging why things are the way they are . We must learn the subjective meanings that people attach to their actions, in order to understand social behavior. A set of statements that seeks to explain problems, actions, or behaviors. they are testable. Three historical events fueled the development of sociology . Age of enlightenment (began in 16th century) Views society as a system of interrelated, interdependent parts.
