SOC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination

• School: University of Kentucky
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Christopher Huggins

Document Summary

Lecture 2 chapter 1 sociology vs. common sense. Sociology: individuality is constrained, individuals are the sum of their socialization. We acquire how to function in a society: reality is socially constructed, structures in society operate in the interest of society, power is purposefully concentrated and withheld from the masses. Common sense: individuals have the power to control their own destiny, individuals have personalities and characters that are independent of in uences. We have a xed personality: reality is xed, structures in society operate in the interest of the people, power and success is equally available to those who seek it. Examples: if you don"t have a job, it could be a private issue. but it could be public. Wednesday, january 18, 2017 because of economic downfalls and unemployment issues. July 1995: chicago experiences a week of unusually high temperatures. 700 people die because of the heat wave. Neighborhoods: fear of crime, they were afraid to leave their apartments.