Sociological Imagination Sociology
1. The need for food is biological, not social, but society still shapes the way we eat and the meaning we give to food. Using your sociological imagination, pick out a particular food that you enjoy, and analyze it in terms of its social meaning.
How are the ingredients and the preparation style connected to larger social
;structures? The meaning we give to food is like, it is praised by people. Also, it has more praise depending on what it is. For example, if I say, “Pizza” some people and certain age group will go crazy, because it is “good.” On a social aspect, pizza is something you buy or eat for: hang out time, Friday night no cook day, party for kids’ food, something to grab and go. It is made just like the world, quick and ready to be picked up. …show more content…
Wright Mills, the beginner’s mind from Bernard
McGrane, and the idea of culture shock from anthropology. What do all three of these concepts have in common?
Sociological imagination is from C. Wright Mills, beginner’s mind theory is from Bernard McGrane, and the ideas of culture shock from anthropology are all questions or a singularity with a new way or it could be a different way. Beginner’s mind means we must understand or observe without preconception and must unlearn what we already know.
3. Chapter 1 focuses on contemporary American society, saying that America is both a place and an ideal. What does the text mean by this? 5pts. America is a dream and a place. People use to call America the land of opportunities, and I am sure they still call it that till this day. I think it is true though, it is a land of opportunities. Some native people from other countries came to America to earn an honest living to escape poverty or a dictatorship. Or People would come to America for Education, or even a career.
4. Sociologists often have to decide if they are going to adopt a microsociological or a
Macrosociological approach in any given project. Explain how these
How are the ingredients and the preparation style connected to larger social
;structures? The meaning we give to food is like, it is praised by people. Also, it has more praise depending on what it is. For example, if I say, “Pizza” some people and certain age group will go crazy, because it is “good.” On a social aspect, pizza is something you buy or eat for: hang out time, Friday night no cook day, party for kids’ food, something to grab and go. It is made just like the world, quick and ready to be picked up. …show more content…
Wright Mills, the beginner’s mind from Bernard
McGrane, and the idea of culture shock from anthropology. What do all three of these concepts have in common?
Sociological imagination is from C. Wright Mills, beginner’s mind theory is from Bernard McGrane, and the ideas of culture shock from anthropology are all questions or a singularity with a new way or it could be a different way. Beginner’s mind means we must understand or observe without preconception and must unlearn what we already know.
3. Chapter 1 focuses on contemporary American society, saying that America is both a place and an ideal. What does the text mean by this? 5pts. America is a dream and a place. People use to call America the land of opportunities, and I am sure they still call it that till this day. I think it is true though, it is a land of opportunities. Some native people from other countries came to America to earn an honest living to escape poverty or a dictatorship. Or People would come to America for Education, or even a career.
4. Sociologists often have to decide if they are going to adopt a microsociological or a
Macrosociological approach in any given project. Explain how these