SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Inequality

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: William Flynn

Document Summary

Thematic parts: sociological perspective, research process, social differences and social inequality society influences our lives with mass media, education, family, personal identity, > helps us understand facts about ourselves and the social world. > challenges familiar ideas about ourselves/others so that we can challenge commonly held assumptions. > empowers us to be active participants in our society. > enables us to asses the opportunities/constraints in our lives. > helps us recognize human diversity and confront challenges of living in a diverse world. > contributes to aware us that society is created by us and created for us by others. Sociology = the systematic study of human society and social interaction. > sociologists study human societies and their social interactions in order to develop theories of how behaviour is shaped by group life and how group life is affected by individuals. Sociology goal is to be as value free as possible. > assists us in understanding ourselves and our social world.