PERLS304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gender Binary, Roland Barthes
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What"s the purpose of sociology (cid:862)the pu po e of ociology i to debunk the myth of (cid:858)natu e,(cid:859) demon t ating that human being , even when. They believe they are acting out of natural instincts, are in fact, regulated by complex and historically. Specific social structures and cultural norms. (cid:863) (cid:894)maria(cid:374)(cid:374)e val(cid:448)erde(cid:895) Any opportunity, benefit &/or general precaution from negative societal mistreatment afforded through the effects of structures. Material: have greater opportunities to education, employment, net worth (english sounding name versus asian more likely to get a job) Social: one is given automatically the presumption of intelligence, confidence and capability (if you are in the enabling you are positive in the areas if constraining in the negative areas) Psychological: those that fall on the enabling side do not have to spend time and energy on provoking a negative reaction or feeling, never have that feeling of being out of place.