SOC 104 Lisa Marie Wright Elements of Sociology Reflection reading Assignment NOTES What is sociology History of sociology Social location Social structure and social institutions Social constructs Sociology is the study of human groups Patterns in groups and peoples Sociologists study Inequality in the modern world Broad range of topics Address social problems and make the world a better place History of Sociology Sociological inquiry and the industrial revolution Reorganization social life and rapid social change Rapid manor of change What was lifelike before the industrial revolution Large scale use of machinery Mass distribution of consumer goods The railroad steamship telegraph How we produced goods and distributes good transformed out industrial relationships How should resources and wealth be distributed Social Location beliefs Not just geographical locations Affects access to resources and education Also encompasses cultural elements of our lives religious and political each of us as a unique social location Actions life chances and treatment of person or group of people due to their placement within the social structure The interesting number of larger social forces social institutions that affect individuals lives and gives individuals a unique understanding and perception of the world Social location is affected by Social structure Social institutions Social Structure Framework of society Comprised of social institutions Enduring patterns of behavior and relationships withing a society that comes from interaction between groups individuals and social institutions Social institutions Examples economy religion law media politics military family education How we organize our society Created pragmatically Normal value and beliefs are different for each institutional sphere Structure and Agency Social structures change over time Avoid dichotomous thinking Individuals can exercise choice however these individual choices are shaped and constrained by larger fsocial structure of society and the social location one is born into NOTES SEP 4 Announcements Quiz 1 open now due sept 5 at 9 AM RA 1 Due Sept 8 at 11 59 PM Take SS of quiz Score Structure and Agency Framework of society Comprised of social institutions o Enduring patterns of behavior and relationships within a society that comes from interactions between groups individuals and social institutions Individuals can exercise some choice however these individual choices are shaped and constrained by larger social structure of society and the social locations Social institutions are socially constructed Social constructions an idea that appears as natural and obvious to those who agree upon and accept it as real but it is an invention of a particular culture or society Social construct Example Desk Just because something is socially constructed it does not make it any less real it still exists and impacts out loves in many ways Socially constructed reality Socially constructed reality is and ongoing dynamic process Socially constructed reality is re produces by people acting on their interpretations and knowledge of this reality Example Social Constructs Child Rearing Social institutions o Examples economy religion media law politics military family medicine o How we organize society Socialization How socialization relates to social reality 2 types of socialization o Primary socialization The interanimation of the generalized other o Secondary socialization Happens throughout your whole life Race is tied to biological heritage and perceived biological o Traits may be associated with specific races this is socially Race and Social Constructs characteristics constructed Privilege Explained o Not confined to race but to all social institutions which categorize qapeople into groups status religion etc o Race age gender veteran status sexuality socioeconomic What does privileged look like in the real world Often times different forms of oppression or privilege will intersect ex If you re working class you re more likely to also be uneducated privilege can impact our daily lives in ways we don t expect it to Where are the wheelchair accessible bathrooms on campus How are you treated by those older than you SOC NOTES 9 9 Topics Socialization How socialization relates to social reality 2 types of socialization PRIMARY SOCIALIZATION o The internalization of the generalized other o When we go through primary socialization we understand that we are apart of something larger within society and we have general expectations and we must follow them o Understanding your social self o Primary socialization can stop usually in toddlerhood o Learning society has expectations for you o Acquisition of role specific rules o It means as you go throughout your life they will be new rules Secondary Socialization and new change constantly o No definitive end Phases of socialization Internalization o Is the process of taking in all the social constructs culture and traditions Everything you get to have an opinion about How you think and how you learn o Acting back out or interacting with society about everything you Externalization have internalized Objectification o All the social reality becomes solidified Some aspect of the social reality is becoming real Subjective reality Your reality objective reality the social reality that exists resocialization Preexisting roles identities and norms are changed in a new environment Agents of socialization Individuals groups and other elements of the environment that impart values norms and ideologies to C Wright Mills 1916 1962 Post World War 2 context of sociology motorcycle enthusiast thinking outside the box sociological imagination Personal troubles and public issues are linked Historically important connection between biography and history Oftentimes issues looked at too individually Sociological Imagination Example water crisis Flint MI SOC 104 9 11 Exam End of week 5 Study guide for exam is now posted Administered in discussion class 50 multiple choice questions Allowed 1 4x6 notecard Coverage The Promise Socialization unequal childhoods disability visibility white privilege Sociological Imagination C Wright Mills Personal troubles and public issues are linked Historically important connection between biography and history Oftentimes issues looked at too individually Soc 104 9 16 Privilege Sociological Origins of Privilege Privilege unearned benefits or unearned advantages which particular groups in