The Promise Of Sociological Imagination By C. Wright Mills

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Contemporary Social Problems SYG 2010, Spring 2012 Times: MWF 10:45 – 11:35 Classroom: CPR 122 Instructor: Maggie Cobb Office: CPR 120 Office Hours: Wednesdays: 11:45 – 1:45, or feel free to make an appointment!…show more content…
Wright Mills. Can be found at http://sociology101.net/readings/Sociological-Imagination.pdf. Friday, January 20: Social Construction (“World making is the principle function of mind”) * “The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in Sociological Knowledge” by Peter Bergman and Thomas Luckman. Can be found at http://www.sociosite.net/topics/texts/berger_luckman.php. WEEK THREE Monday, January 23: An Introduction to Social Problems * “An Introduction to Social Problems” in SPR (pg. 1). * “An Introduction to the Study of Social Problems” by Joel M. Charon in SPR (pg. 3). Wednesday, January 25: An Introduction to Social Problems * ““What’s Wrong with Declaring War on Social Problems?” by Joel Best in SPR (pg. 13). * “Keyword: Power” by Steven Lukes on Blackboard Friday, January 27: Social Research – Studying Social Problems * “Doing Social Research” by W. Lawrence Neuman on Blackboard. WEEK FOUR Monday, January 30: A Brief Overview of Culture * “Components of Culture” on

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