SOCI 1F90 Study Guide - Final Guide: White Supremacy, Sickle-Cell Disease, Hidden Curriculum
10 Aug 2016
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Sociological perspective: common sense ideas are uncritical and based on bad research, a sociological perspective dissects the relationships between individuals and the larger social networks in which they live. Living on the margins of society and living through a social crisis promote the sociological perspective. Dominant: white, middle-upper class, able bodied, straight, christian, male: certain groups gain privilege, most advantaged groups are least likely to use the sociological perspective. Metaphysical stage: questioning teachings of the church, people have their own insight. Social world cannot be understood solely through scientific numbers. Sciences will not merge over time and no single approach will reach a complete understanding of the world. Globalization- worldwide process including the production, distribution and consumption of technological, political, economic and sociocultural goods and services: capitalism has inequities in wealth distributions. Theory- a statement of how and why specific facts or variables are reached. Theoretical approaches: functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, feminist theories, post-structuralist theory, queer theory, post-colonial.
