SOC 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Canadian Economics Association, Social Change, Auguste Comte
11 Jan 2017
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Sociology: the systematic study of human society. Seeing the general in the particular (peter berger: sociologists identify general social patterns in the behaviour of particular individuals. Seeing the strange in the familiar: giving up the idea that human behaviour is simply a matter of what people decide to do, understanding that society shapes our lives. Seeing personal choice in social context: the power of society to shape even our most private choices. Seeing sociologically: marginality and crisis: people at the margins of social life are aware of social patterns that others rarely think about, periods of change and crisis encourage us to use the sociological perspective. Sociology has played an important role in the development of canadian public policy. Sociology can have an important role in our own personal growth: assess (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) se(cid:374)se(cid:863, opportunities and constraints, empowerment, helps us life in diversity. Where we live shapes the lives we lead. Societies throughout the world are increasingly interconnected.
