SOCL 2001 Chapter : Outline 1 Ch 1 Sociology Notes
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Sociologists seek to reveal the full extent of our interdependence (2) Sociology is: systematic study or the relationship between the individual and society and of the consequences of differences. The sociological imagination calls us to also consider the role larger social forces may play [when explaining why people think and act the way they do] (3) Private troubles: individual is unemployed; habitually late, and they like to party. Where you are now, your upbringing, economic status. Some key positional categories: geography, income, parents economic/education status, your individual economic/education status, race, gender, sexual orientation. The irony of modern society is that we depend on one another now more than ever, but we realized it less. We embrace individualism, yet we lack the basic skills for self-sufficiency. (5) Agency: freedom of individuals to choose and to act. Society: the umbrella- persistent patterns of relationships and social networks with which we operate.
