SOCY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Verstehen, C. Wright Mills, Social System
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Sociological imagination a theory developed by c. wright mills, which in case is the ability to see how personalities are shaped by larger public issues. Or in other words when shit happens it"s not always our fault : there are two parts, personal troubles and social issues, the ability, the beginning of your eye-opening experience. Sociological perspective- sociology"s special pov that sees general patterns of society in that lives of particular people. Or in other words, seeing patterns in the behavior of the people. Free individuals who are personally responsible for our own lives: the way of life, you can point out things that people don"t really see, bread and milk is in the back off the grocery store. 4 ways the sociological perspective is a positive: it helps us assess the truth of common sense. It helps us see the opportunities and the constraints of life. It empowers us to be active participants in our society.
