Sociology 1025A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination, Auguste Comte, Social Inequality
31 Mar 2016
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Sociology: the study of systematic study of society, using the sociological imagination. Sociologists study the interconnections between the micro and macro levels. Broader social forces > e. g. , life chance, norms, social insititutions. The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society . People in france saw the power of the monarchy, injustice of the situation. People at the time such as marx said they needed change. Massive social change; urbanization; people moving from farms to the city to work; social inequality. Auguste comte (1798-1857) > science can be used to understand social change. Thought sociologists would be people that would advise the government on how society should work. Interdisciplinary: working together to understand a social phenomenon e. g. globalization; family studies. Tools to build the sociological imagination: empirical research methods, sociological theorizing, critical thinking. Reliable knowledge is the necessary foundation for social action.
