SOCIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Social Forces, Participant Observation
31 Jan 2020
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Sociology lecture 1 / jan 10th introduction to a sociological perspective and social problems: c. wright mills (1959): the sociological imagination (connection own individual experiences/problems to broader social problem/issue) Examples: unemployment during great depression (not person"s problem, it was a significant portion of population that couldn"t find a job), Canadian labor market today (unemployment, precarious employment, decline of the manufacturing sector, experience of immigrants, increase of overqualified workers=uni degree but working at a job that needs a hs degree), Boomerang (live on own then come back to parents house), cluttered nest (leave then come back when they are in 20"s-30s), revolving door (leave and come back several times) Student debt: higher debt = higher chance for mental health issues like depression. Theory of suicide suggest that more strongly anchored a person is to society, the less likely they are to commit suicide.
