Life in Society Goal 1. What is Sociology? How would you define the Society you live in? ▫What...

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Life in Society Goal 1

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Life in Society

Goal 1

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What is Sociology?•How would you define the Society you live

in?▫What makes Charlotte unique?▫How do you know what goes on around

Charlotte? The world?•Where is your place/social standing in this

school? Charlotte? World?

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Charlotte Crime…

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Is Charlotte safe? What are your opinions?

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You are a Sociologist!?• Social Imagination

• Sociological Perspective

The ability to see your connection with the larger world. (Where is your place?)

Trying to find the hidden meaning of social phenomena…What is the meaning of this!?

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C. Wright Mills• Father of Sociology

• Coins “Social Imagination”• Need to have “Social

Interaction” in order to study Sociology

• 1916-1962…what is the issue here?

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Branches of Sociology• Anthropology• Psychology• Social Psychology• Economics• Political Science• History

• With a Partner, define these “Social Sciences”.

• What are the Similarities? • Differences?

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Questions to Consider…•Why did C. Wright Mills think that a

Sociological Imagination was important to sociology?

•What does a sociologist study?

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Case Studies!

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Case Study!• Define• Review• Hypothesize• Experiment• Data• Analyze• Conclude

• Much Easier!

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Closure!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FZzArGuDzU&feature=related

What is Sociology? Define it in your own words!