1. Sociological Perspective OTHS Mr. Albers

2. Sociology Compared… Last Time… 1. Sociology Defined 2. Natural Sciences vs. Social Sciences 3. Comparisons 4. Common Sense

3. Sociological Perspective Today… 1. Sociological Imagination 2. Sociological Perspective

4. Sociological Perspective The Sociological Imagination & the Sociological Perspective are the same thing. Definition: an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society

5. Sociological Perspective Key elements: 1. View your society as an outsider would 2. Identify your own personal perspectives and cultural biases

6. Sociological Perspective Uses of Sociological Perspective: 1. Go beyond personal experience and into broader public issues 2. Our thinking becomes broader than usual.

7. Sociological Perspective Use your Sociological Perspective: 1. Saturday you go to a concert 2. Sunday you go to church 3. What differences do you see in how the two audiences behaved and in how they responded to the leader? 4. What accounts for these differences?

8. Sociological Perspective Assignment: 1. Article - “The Promise” C. Wright Mills 2. Questions

9. Sociological Perspective