SOCI 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Auguste Comte, Commodity Fetishism, Magical Thinking
11 Nov 2018
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Week 1 intro: sociology: the study of society socius (being with others) ology (the study of) term coined by auguste comte (1798-1857, sociological imagination: How individuals understand their own and others" pasts in relation to history and social structure (1959). C. wright mills called the sociological imagination, sometimes also referred to as the sociological lens or sociological perspective. The ability to see things socially and how they interact and influence each other. Ex: if private troubles are widely shared with others, they indicate that there is a common social problem. Focused on society by seeing the relationship between personal troubles. Comte named the scientific study of social patterns positivism. Wasn"t a fan of social revolution,was distressed by it (will society ever be stable again) Science was emerging, gave him the idea that we can produce knowledge about our world, and measure them, opposed to listening to what people said is the truth (facts)
