SOC100H1- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 36 pages long!)

• School: UTSG
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H1
• Professor: lorne

Document Summary

Many influences on happiness are social, not economic or physical. Soc100 will look at the major institutions of society. Goal - to understand how people"s lives are connected, and how their choices are limited by the choices of others. End - we will understand your own life experiences and your choices and decisions. 75% of the variation among countries happiness can be explained by six factors: gross domestic product per capita, healthy years of life expectancy, social support, trust, freedom, generosity. Low level of income inequality in the happiest countries. Studying society sociological helps you develop a sociological imagination . The sociological imagination helps us look beyond unique personal experiences. Personal troubles are the other side of public issues. Sociological imagination helps us see the link between personal troubles and public troubles. Sociology explains how our life fits together with other lives to form a society. Sociology helps people see the links between individual and collective experiences.