SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Age Of Enlightenment

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Willow Scobie

Document Summary

In a sense, these normative ideas end up in our social institutions. The values find their way into institutions and our personalities. Through interaction with other people, most of us come to internalize that value structure. Remember that functionalists deemphasize conflict in society, arguing that the basis in society is consensus. You expect others to do exactly what they expect themselves to do. (for example: teacher expecting students to perform to the best of their ability and vice versa). Imagine if someone came from a culture very different from us that held an imposing set of values. To the extent that we share the same kind of values, we share the same personalities, so we get along. When we go into our institutions, we are able to play certain roles because it"s the norm. you already think that you should act and behave a certain way. He was the director of comedian studies at harvard.