SOCI 1001 Study Guide - Cautionary Tale, Institutional Racism, Scientific Racism
23 Dec 2013
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As much as possible, modern people seek to control time. We construct a story or a narrative of how we came to be who we are. (10) the construction of self-identity is ultimately self-referential. Paul gilroy: identity is not about returning to your roots. Instead, it is about coming to terms with your routes . Eastern religion v. modern cult of the body. Eastern religions use meditation, exercise, and fasting to silence or transcend the ego (e. g. fasting) In modern, capitalist societies today exercise and diet are used to construct a unique the self, to interrogate the self, and to build a unique self-identity the reverse of transcending the self. 3 challenges to construction of self-identity: post-traditional social order. Culture and tradition replaced with science and expertise. People hit with constant barrage of new research findings concerning diet, health and exercise. Leads to reliance on dieting and exercise cults, fads: there is also a pluralism or fragmentation of life-worlds.
