SOCI 1501W Lecture 7: Soci1501w notes 7
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What we do and how we do it when we socially construct reality. Human differences are created by our talking about people those social processes or categorizing, naming, aggregating, dichotomizing, and stigmatizing people and things. The (cid:494)3rd umpire(cid:495)s(cid:495) call is about what practically matters, what we see, say, and. It(cid:495)s about inequality: inequality which are likely why we(cid:495)re talking about and making it very real; do regardless factual inaccuracies, fantastical claims, or the lack of evidence. As in all things, corrections (can) come later. Identifying people and things: assign words, establish and communicate meaning, we act/behave toward things, asserts a social identity, naming involves power. Sorting people and things: grouping and sorting, aggregating and disaggregating. Evaluating people and things: make things mutually exclusive it(cid:495)s either/or.
