SOCY 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Sociological Imagination, Verstehen
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Agency v. structure, showing our own individual influence plays little into play: ex) omran dagneesh, an example of how a child is subject to their environment, they didn"t choose their fate. The call to do something about syria (in and out of context to spring conversation: the sociological imagination. An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society. Mills (1959)- the individual can understand his own experience and gauge his own fate only by locating himself within his period . Can"t escape his context, says his for the individual (gendered male) Blaming the individual (blaming yourself) vs beyond the individual to understand social problems: weber"s (erklaerendes) verstehen . Discovering meaning at the individual or subject level. Probes motivation, intentions and context for a deeper meaning or interpretation. What is globalization: the widening, deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness.
