SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iced Tea, Vending Machine, Gatorade
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Sociology is the systematic study of human action in context. As it appears in particular historical, cultural, economic and social contexts. Sociology is - dynamic, growing discipline, full of possibilities. Understand the value of a topic that moves through multiple disciplines, and the tools that come with that. We are in charge of our own decisions. Iced tea is not one of the options: we want iced tea. Agency is the choice you choose, and structure is the selection of options you are given. Part of the reaction of talking about structural conditions. Oh well, it"s not the person"s fault . Absolving them for doing well or not doing well. Find that sweet spot between the two, by addressing both sides of that dynamic. One where there is no structural component at play in the equation. Our lives are (to the extreme) the result of the decisions we make as an individual.
