SOC363H1 Lecture : Alienation
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Alienation y most explanations of the social patterns of distress refer to alienation in one for or another. What is it: a set of expectations and beliefs about the world and one s place in it, any form of social dissociation, detachment, or separation; What are the five major types of alienation? (seeman) Isolation y social conditions y powerlessness y y self-estrangement y normlessness y meaninglessness. ** a subjective experiencebut one that is often based on objective experiences. Emotional responses y alienation any form of detachment of separation from oneself of from other y sociology researchers build on themes of perceived powerlessness vs. control constructs overlap not distinct. self-efficacy individual belief one can or cannot do something; soc one will achieve desired goal. personal rather than universal (refers to oneself not others); the cognitive awareness of a link between efforts and outcomes;
