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THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION. CHAPTER ONE. WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY. THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETY, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR DIFFERENCES

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THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

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  1. THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION CHAPTER ONE

  2. WHAT IS SOCIOLOGY • THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETY, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR DIFFERENCES • EXAMPLE: THE OPPISITE VIEWS OF OSAMA BIN LADENS DEATH. THERE IS THE OPINION OF THE UNITED STATES vs. THAT OF HIS FOLLOERS vs. THAT OF PAKISTAN.

  3. SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION • C WRIGHT MILLS CONCEPT: WE ARE AWARE OF WHO WE ARE AS INDIVIDUALS AND THE SOCIAL FORCES THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES. • EXAMPLE: MALL WATCHING. HOW WOULD MILLS CONCEPT APPLY.

  4. ISSUES • PUBLIC TROUBLES: SOCIAL ISSUES • PRIVATE TROBLES: INDIVIDUAL ISSUES

  5. THE HAMBURGER MIRACLE • THE COMPLETE PROCESS OF MAKING A HAMBURGER FROM SCRATCH, ALONE. • FROM THE COW FORWARD.

  6. CAN WE TRULY BE COMPLETELY ALONE? • TOM HANKS IN THE FILM CAST AWAYS.

  7. AGENCY • THE FREEDOM WE HAVE TO CHOOSE AND ACT. • DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT ISSUES

  8. SOCIAL INEQUALITY • CONDITION IN WHICH MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY HAVE DIFFERING AMOUNTS OF WEALTH, POWER, AMD PRIVILEGE • KARL MARX

  9. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TRENDS • SEE PAGE EIGHT IN TEXT

  10. THE SOCIAL SCIENCES: KNOWLEDGE GATHERED THOUGHT SYSTEMIC OBSERVAYION NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE • PHYSICAL & FEATURES OF NATURE. THE WAY THEY INTERACT AND CHANGE. • STUDY OF HUMANS. THE WAY THEY INTERACT AND CHANGE

  11. THEORIES • STATEMENTS THAT TRY TO EXPLAIN PROBLEMS, ACTIONS, OR BEHAVIOR • WHY DO PEOPLE COMMITT SUICIDE? • SERIAL KILLERS?

  12. ANOMIE • LOSS OF DIRECTION IN A SOCIETY • SOCIAL CONTROLS HAVE BECOME INEFFECTIVE. • TWILIGHT ZONE

  13. QUESTION • HOW DO WE MAINTAIN SOCIAL ORDER • MARX vs. AMERICA

  14. MACROSCOIOLOGY • LARGE SCALE PHENOMENA THAT EFFECTS ENTIRE CIVILIZATION

  15. MICROSCOIOLOGY • SMALL GROUP STUDY’S OF EVERYDAY LIFE

  16. THE THREE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES • FUNCTIONAL: HOW PARTS OF SOCIETY ARE STRUCTURED TO MAINTAIN STABILITY. • CONFLICT: STATES SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IS BEST UNDERSTOOD WHEN THERE IS TENSION BETWEEN GROUPS OF POWER AND RESOURCES. • EXAMPLES: MONEY, HOUSING, ELECTIONS • PERSONAL: RECOGNIZING THE IMPACT OF OUR POSITIONS HAS ON WHO WE ARE, HOW WE THINK, ACT, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS

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