SOC 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: George Herbert Mead, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Symbolic Interactionism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

Document Summary

Me & inner circle local organization national institutions society global. We consume information from all of these levels. Study aspect of human behavior and social life through human interaction, groups and social structure. Study of human"s in groups and their interactions. View on society based on dynamic relationships between individuals and larger social network in which we all live. Social imagination: developing an appreciation that individual challenges are influenced by larger social forces. Seeing yourself as the product of family, income, race and gender. The trick" is to understand how personal trouble can be due to larger social issues. Quality of mind: one"s ability to look at personal circumstances within social context. Person"s response can be influenced by social pressures. Seeing general in the particular: ability to look at seemingly unique events (particular) and then recognizing the larger features (general) involved. Seeing a homeless man (particular) and thinking that there are more homeless people and thing about their origin (general)