Lecture 1 - Understanding Social Problems Flashcards
What is sociology?
Focuses on the study of human behaviour and social interaction to understand how societies are organised, develop and change
Sociology begins with the assumption that human beings are?
Social beings
Something that is “real” or “true” is a?
Belief
Something that is either “right” or “wrong” is a?
Value
What is a ‘symbol’?
A symbol is something that means something else
What are ‘Norms’?
Social rule or behaviour
What is a ‘sanction’?
A form of punishment against violation of different norms.
Eg queuing
What is a social problem?
A social problem is a social condition that a large enough section of society views a harmful to members of society and in need of remedy.
Who was the sociological imagination developed by and at what time?
C.Wright Mills in 1959 in his book The Sociological Imagination
Sociologists differ in their understanding of the concept, but the range suggests several important commonalities. Together, they conclude that C. Wright Mills defined sociological imagination as
“the awareness of the relationship between personal experience and the wider society”.[1]
