SOC101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sociality, Altruistic Suicide, Microsociology
1 Dec 2012
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Sociology = systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Mills says failing to appreciate how individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces diminishes a person"s ability to understand and resolve them: personal troubles (individual challenges) vs. social issues (larger social factors) This internal reflection can help improve quality of mind. Berger says sociologists need to think about what is familiar and see it as strange (ask why? ) Everyone has agency to some extent (the assumption that individuals have the ability to alter their socially constructed lives) Minority status: people who are members of visible minority groups, have physical disabilities, mental disabilities, and who are lesbian/bi/gay face various forms of discrimination. It is possible that these social experiences influence the person you become. Gender: virtually all human societies remain patriarchal ( rule by the father in which men control the political and economic resources of society, men earn about 35% more than women.
