SOC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Auguste Comte, Social Forces
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Helps us understand how the social world we live in molds and constrains our individual decision making processes. Helps us understand why there are differences in social interactions, processes and phenomena from one region to another, and from one country to another. In short, sociology helps us understand the social world we live in. Sociology also helps you think about the world you want to live in. Auguste comte: sociology is the queen of the sciences. Sociology is an attempt of social physics . C. wright mills - the sociological imagination. Social forces are acting on us at all times. There are many things in our environment that shape us. Meaning behind hand gestures depend on the culture. Language is symbolic - it carries interpretive meaning that is created and recreated through social interaction. Colored was initially adopted by blacks in the us post-emancipation as a term of racial pride.
