SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Public Sociology, Industrial Revolution
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In 1800s, boys wore pink strength, power i. Applying the sociological perspective: social context example 1st generation indian-american, language hindi & english, religion hinduism, diet no beef, weekly fast, relationship traditional indian man. Origins of sociology: tradition vs. science, superstitions, myths, and star alignments explained social life, scientific method mid 1800s in social sciences, theories, research, test, conclusions. Basic sociology: analyzing some aspect of society with no goal other than gaining knowledge: applied sociology: using sociology to solve problems, public sociology: applying sociology for the public good. Theoretical perspective: the importance of theory, facts never interpret themselves, correlation does not equal to causation, theory: general statement about how 2 or more facts relate, # ice cream sales # of drowning i. ii. In the summertime people eat ice cream and swim. Ice cream does not cause drowning: three major theories, microsociology i. Symbols: key to understanding our worldview & human communication. Ex: boyfriend/girlfriend, american flag, family status: macrosociology i.
