SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Sociological Imagination

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Stephan Larose

Document Summary

Notice sociable patterns, regulations, and how they stable overtime (for example: unique things happen to different people depending on their gender, age, religion, culture, race, etc. ) Sociologists study the social categories an individual may fall in (example: a haircut costs less for men, in comparison to women) They investigate and challenge commonly held assumptions. Assumptions: something we already know, mostly taken for granted, social perceptions (for example: a father of two is a nurse, rst thing to come on mind when we hear the word nurse is a woman. Being called gay is a common assumption for a male nurse. The position of a nurse is very motherly and brings out caregiving aspects, which is considered a feminine activity) Another example is the lm, meet the fockers ; male nurses ght against the assumptions. If you think sociology is hard, try understanding society without it!