SOCI 1F90 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Sociological Imagination, Achieved Status, Social Issue

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Sociology: the systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Sociology is dedicated to exposing you to a unique, new way of seeing the world. Sociological perspective: a view on society based on the dynamic relationships between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live. The ability to perceive how dynamic social forces influence individual lives. Stepping outside of your own condition and looking at yourself from a new. Cheerful robots: people who are unwilling or unable to see the social world as it truly perspective - who am i and why do i think the way i do? exists. Personal trouble = a personal challenge that require individual solutions. Social issue = challenges caused by larger social factors that require collective solutions. Sociology: the study of human groups and their interactions. Social status as determined by family income, parents education level, parents" occupations, and the family"s social standing within the community.