[SOCIOL 1101] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 13 pages long Study Guide!
7 Feb 2017
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Sociology ch. 1: practical vs. scientific knowledge, practical. Knowledge that gets you through your everyday life. E(cid:454): you k(cid:374)o(cid:449) ho(cid:449) to use (cid:455)our ipho(cid:374)e (cid:271)ut (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) how the technical side of it works: scientific. Society a group of people who shape their lives in aggregated ways to distinguish their groups from others. If we want to understand the world around us we must unlearn what (cid:449)e alread(cid:455) k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the(cid:374) (cid:449)e (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t know what we will find in advance. Stay open minded: wa(cid:455)s to a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e (cid:862)begi(cid:374)(cid:374)er"s mi(cid:374)d(cid:863) Imagine returning home from a desert island. Moved away to attend college: the sociological imagination, founded by c. wright mills, sociological imagination describe people who can look at society in a bigger picture. Able to understand why we are seeing what we are seeing: the intersection between biography and history. Anytime in history that you are born influences your opportunities.
