SOC275H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Constructionism, Confirmation Bias, Breaking Free
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3:27 pm (116: wright mills sociology: intersection of biography and history, locate a person in time and space and understand the context that constructs their identity, individuals shape their lives with historical and social contexts, our lives depend on social interaction, frederick ii natural language of man, babies = forbidden experiment. A note about power: the most controversial topic, men as a group are in power, but individual men are not and don"t feel it, powerlessness is why they believe they"re victims of reverse discrimination, power can be given up, it creates and destroys (123) gender through the life course, through socialization, the elements of gender identity are established. Once acquired it becomes permanent (by age 5 6: media and peer group = biggest influencers, throughout ppl"s life gender changes for them, human sexuality consider hormonal, evolutionary, social contexts, confirmation bias ex.
