SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Word Riot, Semiotics, Signify
29 Dec 2019
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Soc202 lecture 4 study notes: theory i: representation: People who are angry and aggressive the media/news uses these two words to distinguish between particular groups of people (i. e. in. Representation is never just a reflection, but is active in the construction of our world: meaning we represent the world through popular culture but as we represent the world through this platform we are shaping reality/the world. Different symbol systems impact how we perceive the world. Structures create meaning (for example language as a structure) Structure vs. agency debate: the debate around how people do not actually have agency/free will if they are in a structuralist society. Semiotics is the study of signs (language, drawing, words, picture, physical gestures) Mythologies- the idea that the connotative meaning of the word (the implied meaning of the word) becomes the dominant or common-sense interpretation of the word.
