SOC 2309 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Guide: Bytown, Syphilis, Gun Control
29 Nov 2016
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You need to know your history to know about your future. We"re going to talk about both the good and the bad. You only notice it if you"re outside of it. Your perspective changes between ethnicity, social status, gender, religious beliefs etc. All humans are part of a society and a culture. How we identity and relate to each other. Generalized reciprocity = you would do anything for them, no questions asked. Balanced reciprocity = you owe me, i owe you (tit for tat) Yeah he"s a buddy, sure let"s have a beer ) Polity = a form or process of civil government or constitution. You can walk up to the major and talk but that doesn"t work in large cities. We give states power by following their rules/laws. You need a way to keep people united. Printing press how french and american revolutions happened. Roman empire failed because it became too big to administer regulations.
