SOC101 Lecture Notes - Qualitative Sociology, Social Forces, Antipositivism
5 Mar 2013
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Sociology: systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Sociological perspective: unique way which sociologists see our world and can dissect the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network we live in. Sociologists have their own perspective of situations. Developing an appreciation of how individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces. The trick" is to understand how personal troubles may be due to larger social issues. One"s ability to look beyond personal circumstances and into social context. Result from individual struggles that change/shape us. Seeing the general in the particular is the ability to look at seemingly unique events (particular) and then recognizing the larger (general) features involved. Think about what is familiar and see it as strange. Mental hospital funding cut back, factories closed down. Agency refers to the idea that each of us has, to some extent, the ability to alter our socially constructed lives.
