Sociological Perspective and Test Preparation

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Main idea of sociological imagination

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BINK6r1Wy78

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It moves us away from explanations focused solely on individual actions.

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Democracy's role in the Great Transformation.

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Change from absolute rights to equal representation.

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Initial voting rights in the US during the Great Transformation.

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Mostly white male landowners; later expanded to women and minorities.

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Examples of dramatic changes leading to sociological reconsiderations.

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The Depression, social protests in the '60s, 9/11, and Covid-19 crisis.

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What does industrialism involve?

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A shift from agricultural to industrial society.

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Lifestyle transformations

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People's cultural interests and lifestyles may differ in cities compared to small towns or rural areas.

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Sociology as an Academic Discipline

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Sociology has existed for over a century, beginning in the 19th century.

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August Comte's Basic Ideas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofmnGmI115E

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Society changed to allow for the emergence of sociology as a discipline.

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Theological Stage

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Knowledge was based largely on religious belief.

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Social integration

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The degree to which individuals feel connected to the social groups they belong to.