01:920:101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nationstates, Social Control, Microsociology
1 Mar 2018
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1959 - coined by c. wright mills. Described as a certain quality of mind that makes it possible to understand the larger meaning of our experiences. Each of us lives in a very small orbit our worldview is limited by the social situations we encounter daily. The groups we belong to and where we live gives us a limited perspective. The stable arrangement of institutions and ideas in a society in which we live and interact with one another. Social construction influences our assumptions of reality and the world around us. Sociologists strive to differentiate between what is natural from what is socially constructed. The existence of norms creates social order. Socialization: learning and internalizing norms as young people. Research in agency and structure shows the individual matters. Probabilities and studying patterns of changes are key to the framework of sociology. Believed in a scientific approach and the analysis of scientific evidence. Sociology should contribute to the welfare of humanity.
