SOCL 2001 : Test 1 Notes
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Llws and danny almonte story: was danny so good because he was too old, parents from opposing team hired lawyer to check birth records, sports illustrated later discovered he was two yrs too old in. Very poor country, a lot of parents tried to make baseball players out of their children to help family get out of poverty. Danny"s family was in the us illegally and he never even attended school. Nearly 25% of children over age 5 lack proper birth certificate in dr: usually the say they"re older so they can go to work earlier or play in the major leagues earlier. Sociological perspective: sociological imagination- the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society (similar to socio perspective) Alton sterling shooting/following protests/shooting: racial tension between minority and dominant group, trigger event makes us aware of racial tension.
