SOCI 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Scientific Revolution
5 Jun 2015
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Soci 1110-01- introduction to sociology- lecture #1_chapter 1: what is sociology. The main goal of many sociologists today, is to address the link between the macro and the micro worlds. In addition, they believe that it is vital to apply sociology to your biology". Stephen harper quotes the idea of not committing sociology . It is important to understand the motivation, and sociality of each individual act (example: a gang member might commit crimes due to his upbringing, historical influence, status, etc. ) Sociology can easily linked to one"s biology: name: your name serves as a form of socialization, and identity place of birth: language, particular culture, values, customs profession: education, stratification. Study of society, and the people that makes up the societies, their motivations, and influences behind ideas and actions. Relationship between an individual and society (people living together to make a change)
