SOCL 2001 Chapter : Sociological Theory
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Sociology- systematic study of social interaction at a variety of different levels: how society influences our ideas, personalities, and beliefs, wright mills: Sociological imagination- ability to see the connection between individual lives and larger social influences (political parties, marriages, sports teams, etc. ) Macro- different regions have different rate of divorce: unemployment: Petite bourgeoisie- middle man, small business owners. Class conflict between middle class and lower class. Alienation: not owning means of production or factorization. Never doing meaningful labor, feelings of dissatisfaction may arise: max weber- Verstehen: subjective understanding- refers to the way people see the world in which they live. Value free sociology- separating personal beliefs and focusing on facts. Latent- to check the weather: ex: fast food restaurants. 1/16/2013 6:34:00 pm: ways of thinking that is learned and shared, passed down from one generation to the next, dancing, shaking hands, holidays, music, tv, location dictates culture, constantly changing.
