SY101 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Second Sex, Simone De Beauvoir, Redlining
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You live in society but society lives in us too. Chapter 1 (lecture 1,2,3: the sociological perspectives, lecture 4:research) The sociological imagination: quality of mind that enables one to see the connection between personal troubles and social structures. Scientific revolution: using evidence to make a case for a particular point of view. Democratic revolution: people are responsible for organizing society and that human intervention can therefore solve social problems. Industrial revolution: presented social thinkers with a host of pressing social problems crying out for solution. 3 types of social structures: microstructures: patterns of intimate social relations formed during face-to- face interactions. It is important because inexpensive travel and communication allow all parts of the world to become interconnected culturally, economically and politically. Stress that human behavior is governed by stable patterns of social relations or social structures. Show how social structures maintain and undermine social stability.
