SOC103H1 Chapter 16: SOC103_-_Chapter_16.docx
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Soc103 - chapter 16 social movements & voluntary associations. Unlike other voluntary associations, social movements usually have a political goal. Interdependence: contributes most to social integration, promotes tolerance & civility, especially if the state is committed to such values. Markets: do not & cannot regulate themselves, vulnerable to distortion by insiders, monopolists & fraudsters. Markets can easily create dangerous booms & busts (currently experiencing bust). Markets respond to our human need for interdependence & are self- regulating in the sense they set prices without outside political interference. Cyberspace: striking feature is its diversity, de-localizes social interactions. Milgram"s experiment (1967): asked randomly chosen people in omaha & wichita to do their best to get their package to their. Bostonian counterpart only through people they knew personally, on a first-name basis. We are all connected by (only) six degrees of separation. Small world property: those with large & diverse networks played an especially important role in linking people & networks (sociometric stars)
