SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -False Consciousness, Truthiness, Sigmund Freud

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23 May 2012
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Political scn and socio both study policy and state; both are interested in power. Difference=political scn deals with machinery of gov and public admin; elections, polling, pressure groups, relationship between political parties etc. Political socio is more concerned with the relationships betwn politics, social institutions, ideologies and culture. Socio is esp interested in authority and social processes that make authority feel legitimate. ^^ they also differ in their methods. Political scn tend to do more library research, more textual analysis of documents and debates and more examination of laws rules; their work is more philosophical then historical. Socio do more survey research and more often interview ppl ; they"re more # oriented and spend time living with ppl. 1st socio to analyze the working of authority. He explained important shifts in the bases of authority, shifts from traditional authority to rational-legal authority. He showed important social and cultural shifts accompanied such changes in bases of authority.

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