SOCL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Collective Consciousness, Contemporary Sociology
12 Jan 2017
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Sociology: conceptual foundations of sociology, the sociological imagination i. Mills: social critic, dramatic changes post-wwii i. Growing influence of elites: connection between personal troubles and public issues, correlation between big picture issues and how we may experience them on a more intimate level i. Sexual harassment victims often blame themselves and do not initially acknowledge that it is not just them experiencing this detriment ii. Larger forces that persuade us to make the choices that we do: attending college may be decided before you are born given the circumstance that it would be unusual to do otherwise, fundamental principles i. Things are often not what they appear: all people are susceptible to myths in the sense that false views persist at the fault of institutionalized interests, appearance distorts reality - correlation between mental illness and homelessness i. Homeless people may be perceived as mentally ill due to their circumstances and vice versa: develop deeper understanding beyond naive assumptions ii.
