SOSA 1200X Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Change, Social Gospel, Egalitarianism

• School: Dalhousie University
• Department: Soc & Social Anthropology
• Course: SOSA 1200X
• Professor: Christopher Helland

Document Summary

If people define situations as real they are real in their consequences. (thomas) To understand our world one must understand the social construction of reality. To explain why people are the way they are and do the things they do, we must understand the interpersonal, historical, cultural, organizational, and global environments they move in. Goal 1: taking a new look at a familiar world. To understand either individuals or society, we must understand both. (c. w. Sociologists do not deny that individuals make choices or that they must take personal responsibility for those choices. View our own society as an outsider, rather than from perspective of our limited experiences and cultural biases. Be aware of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. Everyday social life (our thoughts, actions, feelings, decisions, interactions, etc. ) are the product of a complex interplay between societal forces and personal characteristics.