definitions
sociology: the study of companions and group life
sociological imagination: the ability to see the connections between our personal lives and the social world we live in
social structure: patterns of social relationships and behaviours that work as a system to constrain individual choice
agency: the ability to influence the world around us
economics: the study of the world from the standpoint of the economy
political science: the study of the world from the standpoint of the state
sociology: the study of the world from the standpoint of civil society
civil society: a set of organisations, associations, movements that exist outside both the state and the economy
pragmatic social behaviourism: a theory of how our sense of self emerge from social interactions
generalised other: an internalised sense of expectations of others
phenomenology: the philosophical study of how we experience things from our own point of view
symbolic interactionism: the study of face-to-face interactions with particular attention to the creation of meaning
dramaturgy: everyday social life is like a theatrical performance in which we are all actors on a metaphorical “stage”
impression management: we act in such a way that others will form desired impressions of us and our current situation
about communication, not just ‘deception’
ethnomethodology: the study of the methods people use for producing recognisable social orders
‘ethno’: pertaining to member of a social group
‘method’: a systematic procedure for accomplishing something
‘ology’: the study of