SOC 1100 Lecture 1: Ch 1 - The Sociological Perspective

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1100
• Professor: Deanna Behnke- Cook

Document Summary

South africa, isreal, japan, australia) which own most of the planet"s wealth, these citizen are well off because they happened to be born here: middle income countries: nations with a standard of living about average for the world as a whole (eastern europe, almost all of latin america and asia), whom tend to have social inequalities within their own borders leaving some people extremely rich, while others are malnourished and lack safe housing, low income countries: nations with a low standard of living in which most people are poor (most of the poorest countries in the world are in africa, and parts of asia). Sociology and personal growth: the sociological perspective helps us assess the truth of common sense , the sociological perspective helps us see the opportunities and constraints in our lives, the sociological perspective empowers us to be active participants in our society, the sociological perspective helps us live in a diverse world.