The Sociological Imagination is the relationship b/w personal experience of an individual and the society overall. People and their behavior in society are influenced by different social forces which include social relationships with friends, relatives, and other people in educational work, economic and religious institutions. For example, choice of career, suicide, etc.
Cultural Lag: When material culture has a rate of change faster than non-material culture, it creates cultural lag. In contemporary world, scientific and technological innovations are at its peak, but social actions, beliefs and traditions are very slow to suit. For example, Metro stations, online marketing, FBR’s online tax return (IRIS Login). This cultural lag creates problems, because people feel uncomfortable with these sudden changes, but somehow they gradually learn to adapt these innovations.
Cultural Relativism: Beliefs, ideas or actions of a person should be studied within the social culture that person lives in. Because an action considered moral in a society may be considered immoral in another society. Hence, to judge an action, social culture of that particular society should always be considered.
Ethno-centrism is a believe that one’s own culture is superior to that of other cultures.
Xeno-centrism is the believe that other cultures are superior to that of one’s own culture.
Social Integration is the inclusion of all segments (including minorities and migrants) into the social structure of a society.
Social Order is the stability in a society by the mutual understanding between people and (state) institutions.