SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: C. Wright Mills, Solidarity, Social Forces
26 Sep 2016
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Maybe there is an objective reality, but if we have all decided to agree on it, maybe it doesn"t really matter: major topic in sociological theories. In the dorms he met another teenage boy was very similiar. Wanted to see what influenced his decision b. iii. Came up with a theory: social forces had a big impact b. iv. How do sociologists come up with these theories? b. iv. 1. Good sociology is the opposite of common sense b. iv. 2. Sociologists often times see themselves as an outsider, or the marginalized. b. iv. 2. a. Often times don"t feel like they fit in b. iv. 2. b. Social marginality: being excluded from social activity as an outsider b. iv. 2. c. Easier to see the strange in the familiar when you are an outsider: durkheim was a pre-functionalism c. i. Functionalism: different parts of society have functions that contribute to making society work well c. ii. Functionalists try to answer stuff like: what is it that makes a good name for a group? c. ii. 1.
