SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Symbolic Interactionism, The Communist Manifesto, Scientific Revolution
2 Feb 2016
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The systematic study of human activity in context . Sociology as a life & death issue: historically, sociological research has been motivated by a desire to improve the social world. Sociology can help us better understand our own historical context and the complexities of life in the 21st century. Opportunities to participate and engage in the course material: What was your favourite aspect of your introduction to. What topics/issues are currently most interesting to. Scientific revolution (1550): base findings on evidence, not. Democratic revolution (1750): american & french revolutions proved that people can organize society and humans can intervene and solve social problems. Industrial revolution (1780): mass industrialization in europe, mechanization/factory work, accompanied by mass migration and urbanization in major cities, new division of labour force. Questions arose following the two recent revolutions in europe that caused widespread social reorganization at the end of the.
