SOC 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Progressive Tax, Social Darwinism, Life Insurance
23 Mar 2017
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The sociological perspective is a perspective on human behavior and its connection to society as a whole. Public opinion and american ideology tend to be that of a sheltered point of view. People like to believe society works under the same conditions of their personal circumstances instead of connecting social behavior to one"s surroundings. Americans need to understand the concept of the sociological imagination and have that out of body way of thinking to truly understand why some people act the way they do. Person-blaming has the danger of not fixing a problem; it treats the symptom and not the disease. The well-off also retain their advantages, and it justifies the logic of social darwinism. System-blamers point to deficiencies within societal institutions, so it can give people an excuse for bad behavior. That is why it"s important to understand that no matter what, people have free will.
