ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes -Ethnic Stereotype, Satisficing, Fixed Stars
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We live in a knowledge society (more knowledge than ever before) People have more access to knowledge now (technology) People are even motivate to acquire knowledge because of social rewards. Individual level changes changes made to feel good about one"s self. System level changes basic needs for the body. System level consequences ready to help change others. The farther you move towards the right, the more powerful you feel. Example of an elite challenge (curing aids using a drug cocktail) During the 1960s more scientific papers published than all previous human history. Ignorance started to develop around the information age (revolution) Ignorance is poorly understood and realized, and difficult to manage as a social problem. Scientific ignorance- doesn"t know about the new or unknown phenomena what"s gravity . Ignorance involving attitude or behaviour (narrow minded) gumpism spitting in public and ethnic stereotyping. Because of high knowledge its creating things to makes things simple.
