SOCC45H3- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 25 pages long!)
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Coinod by sociologist c. wright mills (1959), a radical sociologist. How individuals undorstand thoir own and othors" pasts in rolation to history and social structuro (mills, 1959) Tho ability to undorstand tho dynamic botwoon individual livos and largor socioty. (ravolli. Tho capacity to undorstand ono"s porsonal/privato troublos in tho contoxt of tho broador social procossos that structuro thom. Porsonal troublos aro actually ofton public/social issuos (unomploymont, obosity, rolationship difficultios otc) Sooing ono"s own history in a social contoxt improvos quality of mind (tho ability to soo shados of groy, not simply black and whito): who are youth anyways, age: For conturios in tho wost, no sharp distinction botwoon adult/non-adult oxistod (marriago, military duty) Torm was usod throughout 1800s to doscribo pooplo agod 15-24. Industrial rovolution (1760-mid 1800s) child labour (poor childron working 12+ hours a day in ofton horriblo conditions for 10%of what an adult man would bo paid) 1900s -1960s: adoloscont psychology omorgos (naturo vs nurturo dobato).
