01:830:308 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Penis Envy, Social Reproduction, Task Analysis
16 Dec 2016
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Giddens chapter 1 what is sociology? the systematic and scientific study of human social life, groups, societies and the social context in which behavior occurs sociological imagination. The application of imagination thought to the asking and answering of sociological questions. Someone using the sociological imagination thinks himself away from the familiar routines of daily life. Also can be thought of as the vivid awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society. Mills wanted to understand how the average person in the united states understood his everyday life. The social processes through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self. Although socialization processes are particularly significant in infancy and childhood, they continue to some degree throughout life. No individuals are immune from the reactions of others around them, which influences and modify their behavior at all phases of the life course.
