SOCB42H3 Lecture : SOCB42 Lecture 1.docx
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Why theory: intellectual power needs theory to make sense, greater sophistication have meaning, conceptual tools like concepts of division of labour, commerce, democracy. Classical sociological theory first rank what to preserve, copy, emulate last a long time. Generative learn something new about it, keep coming back to it. World defining define certain way of thinking and feeling: ex. what it means to be loyal, how to live, defines to do something. Based on the assumption that sociology is more on humanities. Democracy in america show what it looks like to live in an alternative world some beings are just naturally more superior. Gives proposition/theories on how the world works, argument about nature: necessarily capitalism will lead to rendition [marx, society as market generates inequality [adam smith, makes us more mediocre in trying to be like everyone. Commerce, industry, democracy, science, industrial production all exploded in a very fast pace.
