ssci2810U- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 44 pages long!)
4 Dec 2017
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Sources of knowledge (6: authority, knowledge acquired from parents, teachers and experts as well as books, television and other media, limits to authority: b. i. Blood bleeding: way to cure disease b. i. 1. a. cut their hand to allow blood to flow out in order to get rid of a disease which doesn"t actually work b. i. 1. b. a lot of people died this way b. ii. Deeming someone an expert i one area and believing their opinions about other areas b. ii. 2. the tendency for an impression created in one area to influence opinion in another area. b. ii. 2. a. Doctor"s may be an expert in medicine, but others ask for advice about law b. iii. Misuse of authority = passive smoke (1999) b. iii. 1. If i get robbed in scarborough, everyone in. If i get robbed in scarborough, i only see shady people and feel unsafe c. iii. People think that they know it all and won"t entertain any more information on the topic c. iii. 1. a.
