SOC100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Health Equity, Social Inequality, Road Rage

• School: UTSG
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H1
• Professor: cant remember

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Epistemology: the study of the nature of knowledge (methods, validity and scope) Consequences of different knowledge: there are many ways to know the social world: science, experience, observation, tradition, faith, authority. We rely on other sources of info bc its efficient, we trust the authority figures (scientists, politicians, etc. : not all ways of knowing are equally valid and/or reliable. (cid:449)hat happe(cid:374)s to (cid:455)ou does(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)il(cid:455) i(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t o(cid:374) othe(cid:396) people. Anecdote: something spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) that happe(cid:374)s to so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e that does(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)il(cid:455) happen to anyone: with any scientific knowledge, we should question its validity and reliability. Inequality discussion: most people expects the same prize for the same action (usual social phenomenon) Based on the capuchin monkey video, monkey a tests the rock (making sure the rock is (cid:374)o diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)t tha(cid:374) the othe(cid:396)"s (cid:396)o(cid:272)k(cid:895) The monkey is concerned about whether or not it"s getting what it deserves. Social recognition & social legitimating - an influential group defines a social condition as challenging its values.