SOC 1001- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 31 pages long!)
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What is sociology and why does it matter: different perceptions and assumptions. What do sociologists study: society: a system of social interaction, social interaction: events in which people attach meaning to a situation, interpret what others are saying, and respond accordingly. Mills: sociological imagination: questioning common assumptions, looking beyond "what is obvious" to everyone, understand the whole of human society- personal and public dimensions, historical and contemporary. It is important to use our sociological imagination to think critically about our world (community, society: sociological imagination allows us to make explicit the connection between our personal lives/experiences and the larger forces of history. "think ourselves away" from the familiar routines of our daily lives in order to look at them anew. Consequences of industrial revolution: changes in the nature of work, demographic changes, changes in human relations, changes in societal values.
