01:920:101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Plate Tectonics, The Sociological Imagination, Symbolic Interactionism
23 Nov 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
We have collectively agreed upon rules and social norms like stopping at lights, walking on sidewalks/right side of the road. Collectiveness shapes how we think part of becoming a member of society. Large scale patterns can help you (the individual) figure out your own troubles. Troubles- personal and don"t necessarily have implications for society. Ex. if just one person is poor you would think what is this person doing wrong, but if there are 40+ million americans in poverty, you know there is a bigger issue. Ex. males make more than females why is this? look at patterns: men are more likely to be administrators than women, who are more likely to be teachers. Primary groups - face to face interactions governed by informal rules so they are not written down. Large scale orgs - beurocracies organized to limit face to face interactions and are governed by formal/written rules there are fixed procedure.
