rest of social problems
The Sociological Imagination
A Quality Mind with Ability to..
Think across levels of analysis
• Know that what seems personal is likely
social
• Recognize the strange in the familiar
• Understand the general in the particular
Understand from multiple social
locations
Understand you/social influences
Connect history and biography
Improvisation
EVERY SOCIAL PROBLEM IS DIFFERENT; WE NEED
FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS
THE ABILITY TO USE SKILLS AND RESOURCES IN NEW
WAYS
Accompaniment
THE PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM
SOCIAL PROBLEMS MUST DECIDE
SOLUTIONS; THOSE NOT AFFECTED
DIRECTLY "ACCOMPANY"
THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT AND WORK
IN HARMONY IN THE BACKGROUND
what is a Functionalism?
Functionalism emphasizes the importance of social institutions for social stability and implies that far-reaching social change will be socially harmful.
what is a conflict theory?
emphasizes social inequality and suggests that far-reaching social change is needed to achieve a just society.
what is a symbolic interaction?
emphasizes the social meanings and understandings that individuals derive from their social interaction.
what is a macro sociology?
a wide scale view of the role of social structures within a society
what is a micro sociology?
the study of specific relationships between individuals or small groups
what is a global level of sociology?
The study of structures and processes that extend beyond the boundaries of states or specific societies.
what is a meso level of analysis?
the focus shifts to the characteristics of specific networks, groups, and organizations.