SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociology Friday Jan 17
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Challenging the common sense we take for granted. Because that"s the way it is red flag in sociology. Teacher imagining what it is like to be an lsu student. Whats it like to be a teacher at lsu. Even though i might not know the particular life story but you can see you are part of a group (lsu undergrads) there are certain general aspects about you i do know. Not a stereotype, look at big picture. Looking for general patterns in social life, there will always be exceptions. C. wright mills, author of the sociological imagination : turning private problems into public issues. To turn it into a public issue what causes an increase in poverty or unemployment rate or economic recession: the intersection of biography and history. 9/11/01 our individual lives can be profoundly affected by events that take place during our lifetime.
