SOCA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination, Auguste Comte, Scientific Revolution
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The sociological perspective: suicide seems like a very antisocial act, condemned by nearly everyone, committed in private, likely focus on individual mind rather than state of society. Level of social solidarity is now lower than it was just a few decades ago, especially for young people. Families, friendship circles, and work associations are all examples of microstructures: macrostructures: are patterns of social relations that lie outside and above your circle of intimates and acquaintances. Macrostructures include class relations, bureaucracies, and patriarchy, the traditional system of economic and political inequality: global structures are patterns of social relations that lie outside and above the national level. They include international organizations, patterns of worldwide travel and communication, and the economic relations between countries: personal problems are connected to social structures at the micro-, macro-, and global levels. Origins of the sociological imagination: scientific revolution: encouraged the view that we should base conclusions about the workings of society on evidence, not speculation.
