SOC-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thomas Theorem
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There is a clear survival advantage to social conformity! *both are important because humans probably don"t have instincts. (palmer reflex) We must constantly, construct, evaluate, adopt and reconstruct reality (represented by rules of acceptable behavior) Even though we depend on order and predictability, sometimes we are wrong. Humans can reflect on behavior that hasn"t happened yet and they can change the behavior to be more, or less conforming. *behaviors can be changed: to meet the expectations of others, to hide intentions from others, to express displeasure with others. Philosophers tell us there are at least 2 kinds of reality: objective reality: things that are really real , subjective reality. Reality can be in both categories at the same time. But, the differences between the 2 are irrelevant in our everyday lives! We live in a 3d world, 4d, well 5 if you count time.
