SOC 1001 Lecture Notes - Auguste Comte, Social Statics, Utopia
Document Summary
Objective knowledge is often based in illusions. Subjective knowledge is socially constructed such as facts/values. Social context is the influence of society on individuals. Our lives unfold in specific social environments such as: economic, family, communities, social context and they determine our life chances. Social structure is the external force that constrains interaction; most visible though institutions and social stratification/hierarchy. Social hierarchy is a set of relationships that places individuals and groups into different statuses, some of which are elevated about others; system of inequalities. Institutions are longstanding and important practices (learning to read, distribution of goods) and organizations that regulate these practices that provide the frameworks for out daily lives. This includes: the media, family, education, government, and religion. Norms are the basic rules of society that help us know what is appropriate and what"s not in various situations.
