SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scientific Revolution, Social Darwinism, Scientific Method
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The social imagination- is the quality of mind that enables a person to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures. Origins of the sociological imagination: scientific revolution began about 1550. It encouraged the view that sound conclusions about the workings of society must be based on solid evidence, not on speculation. Science is less a collection of ideas than a method of inquiry. The scientific method involves: using evidence to make a case a particular point of view. England were calling for a science of society: democratic revolution began about 1780. It suggested that people are responsible for organizing society and that human intervention can therefore solve problems. Most people believed that god obtained the social order. These democratic political upheavals showed that society could experience massive change in a short period. They proved that people could replicate unsatisfactory rulers and that people control society.
