Sociology Chapter 1: The sociological perspectiveSeeing the general in the particular●sociologists identify general patterns in behaviours of individuals - peter berger●Every person is unique but has the qualities of a category●The behaviour of an individual must be understood in the terms of the social cultural andstructural context of military life●We think sociology when we realized our individual life experiences are shared bysociety in which we live as well as the categories we fall intoSeeing the strange in the familiar●Is using the sociological perspective●familiar= people fall in love and marry based on feelings●perspective= society tells us we have to get married●Ex. men and women hold hands- men are in front women are behind: strange in thefamiliarSeeing sociology: marginality and crisis●People in minority groups are better able to use the sociological perspective●Periods of change or crisis encourages using the sociological perspective●Ex. instead of saying i can't get a job i suck, its the economy is down●The power of the sociological perspective lies of making sense of our livesApplying the sociological perspective●Guides laws and policies shaping our lives●Leads to personal growth1.Helps us assess the truth of common sense2.Helps us see the opportunities and constraints of our lives3.Empowers us to be active participants in society4.Helps us live in a diverse worldSociological change and sociology●The rise of factory - based economy, the explosive growth of cities, the spread of newideas about democracy and political rights were important in the development ofsociology in the 18-19 centuries○Industrial economy○Instead of working at home workers became part of a large and anonymouslabour force under control of strategies○The growth of cities○Land owners closed off more area for grazing sheep = less land for tenantfarmers so they had to look for work in the cities○Political change
○Middle Ages in Europe believed everyone played their part in the Holy Kingdom-in the writing of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Adam Smith there's a shiftfrom obligation to God to pursuit of self-interest. 1500-1700○The French Revolution (1789) changed Society so great they amounted nothingshort of the regeneration of the whole human race.○No in Canadian Constitution each person has rights freedoms and protectionsScience and Sociology●In 1838 Auguste Comte Coined the term sociology as a new way of looking at Society●Sociology is one of the youngest academic disciplines so farCanadian sociology: Distinctive toughes●Distinct from American sociology however Canadian sociology has a uniquefrancophone component●Sociology began in Canada and the US in the early 20th century●French Canadian sociology was influenced initially by the Roman Catholic ChurchThe structural Functional approach●A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose Partswork together to promote solidarity and stability●
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