Sociology 2270A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: The Sociological Imagination, Social Science, Slow Cooker

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2270A/B
• Professor: chimbos

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Wright mills - contemporary critical (radical) sociological theory (pages 59 and 61 in text) The (cid:862)radi(cid:272)al so(cid:272)iologist(cid:863) as he was a(cid:374)gry a(cid:271)out what was goi(cid:374)g o(cid:374) i(cid:374) so(cid:272)iety. He always talks about who holds the power. The irrational use of power by the powerful in society. Argues: for us to have power in society we must be able to tap the power of something greater then ourselves ex: the power of an institution. Argue: power refers to the ability to get what we want from someone else, we can do that through authority, manipulation, and force/control. Power is the ability to control the lives of others: a critical theoretical perspective that focuses on, power differences who has the power, exploitation, social domination, the power elite by c. wright mills (1956) A small group of very powerful individuals who make the important decision in society: make decision that affect the lives of millions in society.