SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Social Class, French Revolution
11 Dec 2017
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What is sociology: from the latin socius (social, being with others) and the greek logos (word, reason, science): the scientific study of society. The sociological imagination (c. wright mills, 1916-1962): the ability to see the relationship between personal experiences and the larger society. Implies a cultural setting: socially significant, socially acceptable, socially available. Implies an extensive social division of labour and a complex social organization. Implies the world history, economics and politics of coffee. The origins of sociology: social fact, social conflict, social action. When, where, and why was sociology invents: new way of looking at the social world, 1838, plato"s, aristotle before 1938, confuscious, shakespeare countless observations of human passions, focused on imagining ideal society speculation. Some classical philosophers and social thinkers: confucius (1551 1479 bc, plato (427 347 bc, aristotle (384 322 bc) Ibn khaldun (1332 1406: shakespeare (1564 1616, montesquieu (1689 1755) Industrialization and urbanization: political revolutions, scientific revolution, 19th century - french revolution, etc.
