SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination

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

Document Summary

Hm 51 (library code for sociology books) There are many views on what sociology is. From the latin socius (social, being with others) and from the greek logos (word, reason, science) It is the systematic study of human society and human interactions. We"ll ask ourselves what sociologist do rather than what is sociology. They look at social behaviors and try to explain it. They analyze peoples roles in society and its effects on the rest of society. They notice social patterns like behaviors, interactions and situations that tend to repeat themselves. Things happen differently to you depending on the social categories we fall in (gender, age, race, sexual orientation etc. ) A woman"s hair cut is more expensive than a mans haircut police. If you are a young black male you are more likely to be pulled over by the. Insurance company charge you more because you are younger.