SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Microsociology, Macrosociology, Industrial Revolution
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Sociology is the systematic study of human groups and their interacts. Sociological perspective is the unique way in which sociologists see our world and can dissect the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live. Personal troubles are personal challenges that require individual solutions. Social issues are challenges caused by larger social factors that require collective solutions. Quality of mind is the ability to view personal circumstance within a social context. Sociological imagination is the ability to perceive how dynamic social forces influence individual lives. Cheerful robots are people who are unwilling or unable to see the social world as it truly exists. Agency is the assumption that individuals have the ability to alter their socially constructed lives. Structure is the network of relatively stable opportunities and constraints influencing individual behaviours. Gender: patriarchy is a system where men control the political and economic resources of society.
