SOC-1101 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Sociology, Michel Foucault, Canada
20 Nov 2018
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The term sociology comes from two languages: a latin word, societas & a greek word logos which translates to a knowledge of science and mankind"s purpose. C. wright mills, o ers a theory on the concept called sociological imagination: > divorce is a personal issue but it becomes a global issue when looking at the statistic that 2 in 3 marriages end in separation. Social actors are able to in uence the state of life, such as an ngo or government and even individuals like you and i. Yet we have a varying degree of social agency which means we cannot always change life because we do not. Depending on who we are, it may be control of power or general resources like money. We have personal opportunities and constraints that in uence our choices and abilities to participate in activities. Social structures come with their own speci c conducts, obligations, social demands, and limitations.
