SOC103H1 Final: final prep
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Developing a sociological view is to believe perception and experiences are determined by social and historical factors of which we have minimal control. Even the idea that we have control over our lives is based on the social institutions we are currently presented with. sociology is concerned with the study of modern human societies. Not psychology, not history, not (only) political science, not social work. August comte: mid 1800"s. coined the term sociology. Two revolutions: the scientific revolution in 16th c. encouraged the use of evidence and systematic method to substantiate theories. The industrial revolution 19th c. gave sociologists their subject matter. Exponential growth of industry gave way to a newer dynamic for cities. Sociological imagination: the ability to connect seemingly impersonal and remote historical and institutional forces to one"s individual life; c. wright mills (1959) Embedded histories and institutions shape who we become in the world. Suicide; suicide rates over the years have shown patterns.
