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    SOCI-1001H

    Introduction to Sociology
    Dr. Nadiya N Ali
    Sept 23 2024
    About Me:
    ◦ Name: Dr. Nadiya Ali
    ◦ Previously: York University/Suffolk University
    ◦ Research: Race, Racism and Racialization, Identity
    and inclusion/exclusion
    Introduction - What is Sociology?

    • Sociology -> the study of


    society in a systematic way.

    • Societies are large-scale


    human groups sharing
    common social structure
    and institutions.
    Introduction, cont’d
    - Social Structure refers to a pattern of
    stable relations that emerge from
    repeated social interaction among
    individuals

    ______________________________________
    Consequence of repeated
    pattern
    --------------------------------
    - Social Structures - organize and establish limits on
    people’s behavior.
    - Produce - the emergence of social roles, social
    norms and expectations
    ______________________________________
    So….What are Social Institutions?

    Social Institutions
    direct patterns of
    relations towards
    a defined human
    need/goal
    Let’s bring it all together!

    Social Institutions
    1. Social Institutions organize and direct the
    2. Social Structures social structures of a
    3. Society particular society in a
    manner aimed to
    satisfy a particular
    human need.
    Three Core Foci of Sociology
    • Most sociological research is done within
    three primary areas of focus:
    1. The study of social inequality
    2. The role of social institutions in society
    3. The study of social change
    Social Inequality - Example

    • Dominant
    culture
    • Countercultures
    • Subcultures
    Doll Test/
    Experiment
    Clark and Clark (1947).
    Three Core Goals of Sociology
    • There are three main goals of sociology:
    1. To define general themes in everyday life
    2. To critically determine what is familiar or
    common sense in human societies and why it
    is that way
    3. To examine how individuals are shaped by
    society and how, in turn, individuals shape
    their society
    Secularization Hypothesis
    Critiquing Eurocentrism in
    Sociology - Decolonial Lens
    The Sociological Imagination

    Charles Wright Mills


    was an American
    sociologist, and a
    professor of sociology
    at Columbia University
    from 1946 until his
    death in 1962
    The Sociological Imagination

    ❖ Personal Troubles <> Public issues


    EX: High Unemployment among a certain segment of
    society —
    A) The issue is something innate to that group (lazy,
    cultural issues, capacity issues, intelligence...etc)
    B) The issue is structural inequality, issues of
    redistribution/access

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