SOCIOL 2T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Sociological Imagination, Feminist Theory, Opiate
26 Apr 2019
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Presented in books & articles so that others may evaluate, test use and revise them. When logic or evidence contradicts them, theories revised or abandoned: people read and respond to ideas of others as they do research and develop new explanations of what we know about social worlds at this time. The sociological imagination: personal trouble vs public issues, need to recognize how personal experiences relate to broader social and political issues. Functionalist theory: society operates best on balance of interrelated parts, family, education, economy, media, politics, religion, leisure and sport. Which may or may not support the status quo: overstates positive impact of sport. Understates, or ignores, problematic outcomes: assumes identical social needs amongst all groups. 3: sport organization and leagues, team owners, some athletes. Including contributing to social change and increasing equality: assumes all aspects of sport and society are determined by economic relationships (capitalism. Ignores other aspects of sport cultures: underestimates significance of identity to power inequality.
