SOCIOLOGY

MARIA LOVELLA N. EDUAVE

Sociology teaches us that the social
world guides all our life choices in
much the same way that the seasons
influence our clothing and activities.
Sociological Imagination

 The power of sociological perspective lies not just in In changing lives but in
transforming society
 C. Wright Mills : society, not people’s personal failings is the cause of of poverty
and other social problems.
 The sociological imagination brings people together to create change by
transforming personal problems into public issues
When a society becomes industrialized, a peasant becomes a worker; a feudal lord is
liquidated or becomes a business man. When classes rise or fall, a man is employed
or unemployed; when the rate of investment goes up or down, a man takes new heart
or goes broke. When wars happen, an insurance salesman becomes a rocket launcher;
stone clerk, a radar man; a wife lives alone; a child up without a father.

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood
without understanding both
Applying Sociological
Perspective
1. Where we live shapes the lives we lead
2. Societies throughout the world are increasingly
interconnected
3. Many social problems we faced in the Philippines
are far more serious elsewhere
4. Thinking globally helps us learn more about
ourselves
Analyzing society

1. Macro
2. Micro