100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
Summary Sociology 114 Semester Notes R100,00   Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. Stellenbosch University (SUN)
  4.  
  5. Sociology 114

Summary

Summary Sociology 114 Semester Notes

14 reviews
 1235 views  64 purchases

A comprehensive overview of Sociology 114, including information covered in lectures , tutorials and readings, as well as personal notes.

Preview 1 out of 64  pages

Document information

  • June 10, 2018
  • 64
  • 2018/2019
  • Summary

Subjects

Written for

All documents for this subject (2)

14  reviews

review-writer-avatar

By: ninafranciswyly • 2 months ago

review-writer-avatar

By: ryanbaker0429 • 2 year ago

review-writer-avatar

By: saulmarcoswart • 3 year ago

review-writer-avatar

By: bernadettekruger1975 • 3 year ago

review-writer-avatar

By: scholtzzcarla • 4 year ago

review-writer-avatar

By: lathifrance • 4 year ago

review-writer-avatar

By: FrencSA • 4 year ago

Show more reviews  

Seller

avatar-seller
Cailleymcintyre

Reviews received

Content preview

Sociology 114
Section A - Module Overview and Intro to Sociology
Topic 1: “What is Sociology?” and the origins and future of Sociology

What is Sociology?
 The systematic, sceptical and critical study of the social
 A form of consciousness, a way of thinking, a critical way of seeing the social
 Challenging the obvious, questioning the world as it is taken for granted, and
defamiliarising the familiar
 Seeing the general in the particular
 Seeing the strange in the Familiar

Berger: “things are not what they seem”
 The discipline of sociology offers us theories, concepts, and methods needed to look
beyond popular meanings and interpretations of what is going on around us.
 The sociological perspective compels sociologists to explore levels of reality that dig
below the surface.
 Whatever human activity sociologists study, they are compelled to ask questions about
the nature and the origin of the social forces shaping it.

The sociological imagination
 Mills (1959) argued that the sociological imagination allowed people to understand their
‘private troubles’ in terms of ‘public issues’.
 Sociology should be about examining the biography of individuals in the context of the
history and structure of societies.
 The sociological imagination is important for all members of society who wish to
understand, change and improve their lives.

Mills (1959) “The Promise”
Sociologists distinguish between ‘troubles’ and ‘issues’

Troubles (individual focus):
Personal needs, problems, or difficulties that can be explained as individual shortcomings
related to motivation, attitude, ability, or judgment.

Issues (Sociological focus):
A matter that can be explained only by factors outside an individual’s control and immediate
environment (therefore influenced by social forces)




1

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through EFT, credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying this summary from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Cailleymcintyre. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy this summary for R100,00. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

84866 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy summaries for 14 years now

Start selling
R100,00  64x  sold
  • (14)
  Buy now