Psychology 2061A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Capital, Nominalism, Reductionism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2061A/B
• Professor: Kyle Cameron

Document Summary

Nominalists ( name )- argue that youth is merely a label we apply to people of a certain age. Reminds us that social reality and knowledge of the world are based upon shared meanings . Fraternities and sororities - trace actual events where people sat down together and made up. Socially constructed - rules (norms) governing their organizations. Constructed rules are intended to create interpersonal bonds that become transformed into social capital - networks of reciprocal obligations. Realists ( thing ) - argue that this age period has a reality of its own, independent of how we think about or de ne it. Critical thinking as a methodology: critical of status quo, can compound errors in reasoning, critical thinking, can reduce errors in reasoning and check biases. ** errors based on bias *: the world is just . Typical of people who are wealthy or religious.