SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Georg Simmel, Social Inequality, Anomie
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Objectivity: when you look at the image of yourself, you are perceiving yourself as an object, seeing/treating a person as an object is referred to as objecti cation. Sexualities can be thought of objectively, but they"re also incredibly subjective: pleasure, desire, attraction, love, & companionship are all felt experiences. Feminist theory: haraway & embodied knowledge, dorothy smith & the separation btwn 2 worlds - men & woman live in different spheres, collins & wisdom vs. Formal education: formal edu: classrooms & lecturing, informal edu: internships & activities, dewey thought that there needs to be a balance btwn the 2 because experience is so important with learning. Foucault & discipline: how do we repress our own sexual urges, we often learn this at a young age. Yoga & meditation: meditation & yoga as alternative knowledge. Environmental movements: freegans - people who dumper dive for food, urban farmers, shopping at farmers markets instead of supermarkets.