SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Sociological Imagination, Dry Cleaning
16 Dec 2015
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Soc1101 - the sociological imagination: what is it, and why does it matter? (chapter 1 for the next 2 weeks) From the latin socius (social, being with others) and the greek logos (word, reason, science): the scienti c study of society. Provides us with a better understanding of ourselves and others. These male nurses are forced to prove themselves to be unlike the assumptions (talking about how they slept with many women, etc) Finding out what these assumptions mean, how they affect us, how they differ across cultures, the world, etc. Common human troubles like alcoholism, depression, anxiety are related to larger social issues. As an example, when a company lets go many people it. Monday, september 14, 2015 becomes a social issue, many people losing their jobs = higher depression/divorce rate, alcoholism, anxiety, etc. A word of caution - peter berger"s introduction to his invitation to sociology .
