SOC 300 Lecture Notes - Eurocentrism, Industrial Revolution, England National Football C Team
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Foundation of the mainstream worldview: religious creation story, scientific creation story, migration theories. Philosophy and governance: enlightenment, thomas hobbes, john locke"s theory of land ownership. First nations philosophy: oral tradition, creation stories, concepts of land and spirituality, community organization. 1)) first reading: society prior to contact by the europeans and the aboriginals. Differing values and perspective between the two societies. 2)) worldview are a set of assumption, values, beliefs that shape their foundation in which one comprehends and understands the world- in particular, society. Shapes the way we live, how we act, our political actions: mainstream = eurocentric/ christian. New testament was created during the agricultural era. Created to reflect the values of this time. Human was set upon the earth to procreate (reflection for the rate of death by labor and the need of children for labor) Slaves were necessary to dominate and steal their wealth to take as your own.