SOC101 Chapter Notes -Frantz Fanon, Talcott Parsons, George Padmore
29 Jan 2013
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Soc 101 week one readings-chapter 1 & 2. Sociology: systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Sociological perspective: unique way sociologists see our world and dissect the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social networks which we all live. People who do not/cannot recognize the social origins and character of their problems may be unable to respond to these problems effectively. Individual and social link (cannot understand one without the other) Social issues: caused by larger social factor that requires collective solutions. Personal troubles never becomes social issues because people rarely equate what is happening to them to the larger social world. Quality of mind: ability to view personal circumstances within a social context. Sociological imagination: ability to perceive how dynamic social forces influence individual lives. Cheerful robots: people who are unwilling to see the social world which they exist.
