Sunday, January 27, 2008

Study guide and discussion questions

From The Sociological Imagination by C. WRIGHT MILLS

Study guide/discussion questions:

What does Mills means by the term sociological imagination? What is the relationship between personal troubles and public issues? history and biography? Have any of you thought of how your personal biography is shaped by history?

"What Makes Sociology Different?" (from The Rules of Sociological Method) by ÉMILE DURKHEIM

Study guide/discussion questions:

What is a social fact?

What is a social ‘current’?