LESSON 1: UNDERSTANDING THE

CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Unit 1: Defining
 Sociology

“ the study of social life, social

change, and the social causes
and consequences of human
behavior.”

Sociologists investigate the

structure of groups, organizations,
and societies and how people
interact within these contexts.
 SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
• LEARN-understand our problems
in light of the greater context of
social structures.

• RE-LEARN- to get under the

hood and examine the intricate
mechanisms of the different
global structures working hand
in hand to maintain social
equilibrium.

• -false and outdated ideas and

UN-LEARNunderstanding esp.
those that perpetuates
exploitation and oppression.
 SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION

• Ability to see the social patterns that influence individuals,

families, groups, and organizations.

• Raise individual’s awareness of the relationship between

the individual and the wider society, both today and in the
past.

• Make connections to the root cause of structures and move

away from seeing things through the personal lens.

• Enable to understand and explain how some of our

problems are caused by underlying structural
obstacles caused by certain social issues.
C Wright Mills (1916-1962)
The Approach to this Course: Interdisciplinary
• Critical and Non-parochial
• paint an accurate picture of the various globalizing
processes.
What is your point of View?

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• Para hinid pasukan ng langaw ang bibig.

• pangit tignan yung nakanganga kaya

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 Definitions of Globalization
1. Manfred Steger

• “expansion and intensification of social relations and consciousness

across world time and world space.“

• Expansion- formation of various connections in social, political, economic,

cultural, and technological.

• Intensification- acceleration or maintaining these affiliations globally.

• Globalism- emerged out of the processes of intensification and expansion

that globalization.

“Globalization is widely recognized to remake the traditional social structures

that transform the reality of people in every corner of the world.”
 Attributes of Globalization

1.Various Form of Connectivity

-These are forms of connections that may be economic, political, or cultural.

2. Expansion and Stretching of Social Relations

-Seeking global alliances, forging international solidarity on a variety of
development issues and concerns.

3. Intensification and Acceleration of Social Exchanges and Activities

-intensification of social relations is largely attributed to the advanced
technologies that are invented “to improve human communication. “
4. Occurs Subjectively
- we are more conscious of the world we are living in. We live in a network
where we could trace the various forms of social connectivity that shape our
perception of the world and at the same time influence our actions within it.
 Definition based on
Cultural Perspective

• Globalization is defined as a process of an

international integration and interaction
based on sharing ideas and products between
different “cultures”. 10 Great Movies That
Criticize the Results of Globalization

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