SOCIOL 3GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Alien Abduction, Confirmation Bias, Sleep Disorder
18 Sep 2016
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Betty and barney hill returning home from vacation in ca. Taken aboard alien space ship subjected to humiliating procedures returned to car after memories of exp erased: memories of exp revealed under hyponosis. By 1990s 3. 7m ams reported being abducted by aliens. Harvard scientists states claims of abductees are true. Concept of the subculture rich culture & tradition around alien abduction stories. Given rise to vibrant and prolific subculture. Long sociological traditions of earliest chicago school. American delinquency & gangs structural functionalism. British wc culture of resistance neo-marxist. Both regard subcultures as antagonistic to larger culture thus, a contested concept. Has multiple meanings and definitions is fluid. Term often confused with counterculture e. g. hippies, punk, some lgbt communities during 20thc term used liberally. But lacked clarification early works focused on groups of youths: with presumed shared values system and norms.
