SOC263H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Inequality, Social Constructionism, Meritocracy
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Hall: material conditions set the limits of possible discourses under particular socio-historic conditions, canadian ideology is also pluralist. Knezevic: they also set the limits of probable discourses (cf. Social constructionism (berger and luckman 1966) : people act in accordance to their construction of reality, not reality itself. Social construction of reality is explained by power relations. Oligarchy, ruled by elite few, the way you see the world determines how you act, people with a lot of power influence how people will see the world. Foucault on power as a mechanism of producing power. No definition of power, but compatible with weberian definition. Power is a dividing practice- division produce inequality (knezevic: hierarchy does) Exercise of power creates knowledge and knowledge induces effects of power, colonization influenced the culture of the region, whoever creates curriculum decides what is worth knowing, acceptation of their definition of knowledge.
