SWP 331 Lecture 3: Lecture 3_Grand Theory

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWP 331
• Professor: Steven Solomon

Document Summary

Motto: (cid:862)the truth is out there a(cid:374)d (cid:449)e shall fi(cid:374)d it(cid:863) Time-line: 16th century (europe)/the enlightenment to today. Was reaction to dominance of church & medievalism, now refers to a belief in the virtues of reason/logic, science, technology, capitalism and progress. Key foci: truth, finding a precise answer, certainty, measurability, objectivity, reality, linearity, (cid:858)the (cid:271)otto(cid:373) li(cid:374)e(cid:859) Numbers, causality, hypotheses, evidence-based research, outcomes, costs, categories, logic, technology, science, percentages, stats, money, dichotomies (either / or thinking patterns which leave little room for uncertainty or complexity) Science, logic, proof, neutrality, third person writing, so-(cid:272)alled (cid:862)u(cid:374)(cid:271)iased thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, a(cid:374)d professio(cid:374)al dista(cid:374)(cid:272)e . Motto: (cid:862)there is a (cid:272)o(cid:374)tradi(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the pursuit of health/wellbeing and the pursuit of capitalism(cid:863) An approach that says all human activity is constructed and not natural. It is concerned with the role of social structures such as class, gender, race and ability in society and how these structure our thinking and our behaviours.