SOC 2070 Lecture Notes - Social Rejection, Nonperson, Parapsychology

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2070
• Professor: Norman Dubeski

Document Summary

Guest speaker on pseudo science these belief systems often satisfy motives (the ability to understand, predict, and control the world around us) and anything that allows us to get a handle on our lives. (social ability/ affiliative motive) They put a transcript of what this ghost is allegedly saying. A lot of psychological research shows that these subtitles can influence individuals. Another one bites the dust it"s fun to smoke marijuana - subjective expectations drive perspectives science should not be like this. When we label & reject others for their beliefs. -those who question or leave a religion (heretics and apostates), i. e. ayaan hirsi ali received death threats for criticizing and leaving islam. -informal social rejection, get called names ( uncle tom ) uncle toms or oreos. -purging: (i. e. from communist parties) made a nonperson. Particular to religious excommunication forbidding other people to talk to them.