SOSC 1140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination, Individualism, Wilhelm Dilthey
17 Nov 2018
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Look at the social order chart - kit 3. Society and the individual core sociological knowledge base- a set of fundamental concepts, skills and topics that enables sociologists to think differently about the world. Sociological concepts help us re ect on the meaning and signi cance of the social world we live in. Sociology allows everyone to become engaged in understanding and changing the social world in which they live. Experiences and understandings are capable of being challenged and changed. Core skills: complex and critical thinking skills. Berger & luckmann: they developed a theory of society as both an objective and subjective reality. They explain how an individuals reality is the product of their interaction with society. Humans produce new ideas and social institutions that then become part of the everyday, taken-for-granted reality. Social construction of reality: a concept introduced by berger and luckmann.
