SOCI 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Friending And Following, Social Change, Affirmative And Negative
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Definition of common sense varies between different cultures and upbringings. Asks difficult questions about the way things are. Deals with power, power relations, and process. Poor and homeless people use money for drugs. What opportunities exist for poor people to change their circumstances. What are the patterns and history for the distribution of wealth. Why do people think it"s okay to judge how homeless people use their money but they won"t judge others. Affirmative is putting a band aid on it. Transformative is actual change that has an impact. When there"s non conformity there is a revision and a chance of license being withdrawn. There"s no rule that you can"t have a conversation with the person in the lane beside you in the middle of traffic. The driving experience of a car can be similar to how you experience life and how others treat you.
