Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I None Outline of Current Lecture II Sociological Imagination III Modern Theories of Sociology IV Social Institutions V Social Identity Current Lecture VI Sociological Imagination a why society is the way it is no structure to it society is the way it is because of the people in it b Examples i environmental justice ii same sex marriage c Making the Familiar Strange SOC 100 1st Edition sociologists will try to change something familiar strange or complicated ii Example 1 Smartphone a History i dial phones made interpersonal communication scarce b Personal Experience i great life enhancement ii promotes anxiety iii interferes with academics distraction iii Larger Social Forces 1 Smartphone a Materials were taken from Congo while a civil war was occurring because of harvesting resources for these materials b Supreme Court and Privacy i The question is can police sort through your phone while being arrested c The NSA i can access all data in your phone VII Modern Theories of Sociology a Functionalism i These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute trying to find an explanation on how and why things fit together Conflict Theory i the things that keep society changing and moving is conflict Feminist Theory Critical Race Theory Symbolic Interactionism i face to face interactions shape the world Social Construction Social Institutions networks of structure in society that work to socialize the groups of people within them Examples i Family we are the product of our families they shape our experiences and the way we think about things ii Educational System shapes our patterns of behavior iii Healthcare System iv Legal System Social Identity i way individuals define themselves in the relationship to groups they are a part of i b c d e f VIII a b c
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