SOC100 Final: Sociology 100 Complete Notes for the course
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Sociology - the systematic study of the relationship between the individual and society and of the consequences of difference. Sociological imagination - an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. Private troubles - obstacles that individuals face as individuals rather than as a consequence of their social position. Public issues - obstacles that individuals in similar positions face; also referred to by sociologists as. Agency - the freedom individuals have to choose and to act. Social inequality - a condition in which members of society have differing amounts of wealth, prestige or power. Science - the body of knowledge obtained by methods based on systematic observation. Natural science - the study of the physical features of nature and the ways in which they interact and change. Social science - the study of the social features of humans and the ways in which they interact and change.
