SOC 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination, Harold Innis, Auguste Comte

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 103
• Professor: Tonya Davidson

Document Summary

Sociology- the systematic study of human groups and their interactions. Sociological perspective- a view of society based on a dynamic relationship between individuals and the larger social network in which we all live. Suggested that people who do not or cannot recognize the social origins and character of their problems may be unable to respond to these problems. Highlighted the difference between person troubles and social issues caused by larger social factors. Personal troubles- person challenges that require individual solutions. Personal problems never become social issues people don"t relate what is happening to. Social issues- challenges caused by larger social factors that require collective solution themselves to the social world. Quality of mind- mills" term for the ability to view personal circumstance within a social context. Sociological imagination- mills" term for the ability to perceive how dynamic social forces influence individual lives.