WK 1 L1 Being sociological

Question 1

Sociological imagination

Answer 1

connecting self(biography) to history (society)

Question 2

Reflexive

Answer 2

how society is structured? why? who benefits from these arrangements?

Question 3

Critical

Answer 3

critiquing society to make it bette, how can we improve others lives?

Question 4

Empirical

Answer 4

our arguments can only be convincing if they are backed by evidence and research

Question 5

Radical

Answer 5

thinking about new and irrational ways of doing, does it have to be this way?

Question 6

Relevant

Answer 6

use our efforts to understand big issues that currently impact everyone

Question 7

Justice-orientated

Answer 7

where are the inequalities?

Question 8

Powerful

Answer 8

how can we make the world a better place

Question 9

Democratic

Answer 9

sociology is for everyone

Question 10

to be sociological is to be

Answer 10

reflexive, empirical, radical, relevant, justice-orientated, democratic, powerful, critical

Question 11

myth of self-contained person

Answer 11

there is no such thing as a self-made person

Question 12

how does sociology differ from common sense

Answer 12

commitment to responsible speech, size of the field, making sense of human reality, defamiliarization