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Soc. 001 1st Edition Lecture 5Outline of Last Lecture I. Continuations of “Making the familiar strange”a. Reason oneb. Reason twoII. Stoplight ExampleIII. The sociological imaginationa. Personal troubleb. Public issuesOutline of Current Lecture IV. Personal TroublesV. Public IssuesVI. Clicker QuestionVII. Article about Rebecca SedwickCurrent Lecture- Personal troubles: pretty easy to grasp because everyone has them- Public issues: harder for people to graspo Social forces acting in society- Clicker Question 1: In using the sociological imagination, we can say that personal troubles are tobiography as public issues of social structure is/are to history- Pause and reflect “Why did Rebecca Sedwick kill herself?”o Personal trouble: Rebecca dating bully’s former boyfriend Rebecca was filled with self doubt/hatred- Possibly why she started cutting? Mom pulled Rebecca out of schoolo Public Issue Romantic rivalry Facebook (widespread) Young dating age Ask.fm/KIK Public/friends involved  Bullying happens a lot- Public issues show us what kind of society it is that we’re examining- Public issues in society tell us more about the society as a wholeThese 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.o Divorceo Bullying o Bulimia o War- First must understand the public issues surrounding somebody to understand their behavior - The irony is that people themselves are usually unaware of the public issues that surround them- Connection between public issues and private troubles:o Public issues cause private troubles o Private troubles form public issues- How do private troubles get to be public issues?o Oxycontin addicted mom in


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