SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Indian Act, Social Forces, Macrosociology
10 Oct 2018
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In the video, what does harper mean when he said that it"s not a time to commit. He doesn"t want to reduce it to a group of people but rather an individual matter. Sociology investigates the causes of social phenomena/issues/problems. Sociology understands social phenomena as effects of underlying social forces and structures. Ex. the issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women can be understood as a crime that is an effect or a symptom of historical and ongoing colonialism, gender discrimination embedded in the. There is no one solution to a problem. Sociology attempts to understand the causes that can lead to. Prevention and deeper, more robust understandings of the social world. Ex. brushing your teeth to prevent cavities. Prevention is desirable because there is a weight of truth to the saying an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of the cure . Ex. safety procedures for construction workers: it"s there to.
