Sociology- Chapter One - The sociological Perspective

What is sociology?

The systematic study of human society and social interaction, applying both theoritical perspective and research.

What are sociologists?

They study of human societies and their social interactions in order to develop theories of how behaviour is shaped.

What does sociology help us exactly?

Sociology helps us gain a better undertsnading of ourselves and our social world. It enables us to see how behaviour is largely shaped by the groups to which we belong and by the society in which we live.

What is society?

A large social grouping that shares the same geographical territory and is subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

What is social imagination? Who created this concept

Social imagination is defined as “the ability to see the relationship between individual experiences and the larger society”. This concept is created by a sociologist C. Wright Mills.

What are the two dimensions?

Personal Troubles and Public issue

What is Personal Trouble?

Private troubles of individuals and the networks of persons they associate with on regular basis.

Examples:

• A person being unemployed

What is Public Issue?

Matters beyong an individuals own control that are caused by problems originating at the societal level

Example

• Credit card interest rates

What took place in the 18th century

The Enlightment, Industrializatio, and Urbanization

What is The Enlightment?

Produced on intellluctual revolution in how people thought about social change, progress, and critical thinking.

What is industrialization?

The process by which societies are transformed from dependence on agriculture and hand,ade products tp emphasis on manufactoring and related industries.

What is Urbanization?

The process by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in cities rather than in rural