The Sociological Imagination Flashcards
sociological imagination
enables to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society
sociology - characteristics [4]
[1] dynamic
[2] influenceable
[3] difficult to observe
[4] accessible to everyone
sociological imagination views on marriage
secularisation of holy matrimony,
more education and developing public independence
sociology studies societies’… [5]
structure, cohesion, differences, inequalities, meanings
common sense knowledge - goal
to meaningfully carry out everyday conversation
scientific knowledge - goal
knowledge for knowledge’s sake
common sense knowledge - evidence
‘whatever works’ - no attempt at disconfirming
scientific knowledge - evidence
extensive and gathered according to rules - seeks to disconfirm
common sense knowledge - theories
imprecise statements
scientific knowledge - theories
explicitly formulated statements
theory
statement about how and why specific facts are interrelated - falsifiable!
theoretical paradigm
a basic idea that suggests a direction of thinking and research - not falsifiable!