SOCI 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Thomas Theorem, Wage Labour, Habituation
20 Jun 2018
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Feminist Perspective (cont’d)
-whereas property rights, the role of wage labour, and the law of modern society continued to be a
source for gender inequality
-principles of universal rights became a powerful resource for women to use to press their claims for
equality
-a focus could be placed on the right of women to have an education
-enlightened political participation
-skilled work outside the home
Reality as a Social Construct
-We’ve been talking about different types of societies from a macro perspective
-now we are going to talk about societies and how they work from a micro perspective
-the social construction of reality Berger and Luckmann 1966
-argue that society is created by humans and human interaction, which the call habitualization
-how any action that is repeated frequently becomes cast into a pattern, which can then
be performed again in the future in the same manner and with the same economical effort
-not only do we construct our own society, but we accept it as it is because others have
created it before us
-society is, in fact, habit
-Habituation occurs gradually over time in human groups
-a process of institutionalization tends to take place
-def: the act of implanting a convention or norm into society
-it bears mentioning, however, that the institution, while socially constructed, is still quite real
-Another way of looking at this concept is through W. I. Thomas’ theorem which states:
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Document Summary
Whereas property rights, the role of wage labour, and the law of modern society continued to be a source for gender inequality. Principles of universal rights became a powerful resource for women to use to press their claims for equality. A focus could be placed on the right of women to have an education. We"ve been talking about different types of societies from a macro perspective. Now we are going to talk about societies and how they work from a micro perspective. The social construction of reality berger and luckmann 1966. Argue that society is created by humans and human interaction, which the call habitualization. How any action that is repeated frequently becomes cast into a pattern, which can then be performed again in the future in the same manner and with the same economical effort. Not only do we construct our own society, but we accept it as it is because others have created it before us.
