文档介绍：Mid-term Review List
Sociological imagination (definition, importance & application)
Definition: An awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past.
Importance&application: 1. A key element in the sociological imagination is the ability to view one's own society as an outsider world, rather than from the perspective of personal experiences and cultural biases.
It allows us to go beyond personal experiences and observations to understand broader public issues.
It allows us to look beyond a limited uedorstanding of human behavior to see the world and its people in a new way and through a broader lens than we might otherwise use.
Sociology and other social sciences (similarities & differences)
Including: sociology, anthropology, economics, history, psychology and political science Similarities: having a common focus on the social behavior of people Differences: Each has a particular orientation
Sociology and common sense (similarities & differences)
Similarities: both have knowledge of human behavior
Differences: Common sense comes from our experiences and conversations, from what we read, see on tv..(needn,t to be tested); Sociology rely on scientific studies in order to describe and understand a social environment. Each piece of information must be tested and recorded, then analyzed in relationship to othe