Sociology 2240E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: University Of Western Ontario, Factions Of Halo, Scientific Revolution
6 Oct 2016
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What is enlightenment - where did it come from etc. If you can place every sociological theory we cover then you will be fine during the exam. What is social theory - same for both perspective - a framework for understanding sociology and ideas and behaviours within society. Human nature - nature (biologically constructed and the ways we behave and act - things are innate) and nurture (human behaviour and interactions are a product of our social environment) Individuals - reactors (no agency - reacting to the social structures) or actors (agency behaviour is complete free will and create social structure) Realism (reality is fixed - society is) and nominalism (reality is socially constructed) Epistemology - ways of measuring: positivistic (science) and experiential (sensory) Fact/value - objective (separating fact and values) and subjective (not able to separate fact and value - ideological bias. Social order - human intent or naturally (inevitable)
