SOCY 273 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Individualism, Neoliberalism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 273
• Professor: Robyn Sattlink

Document Summary

Social psychology and individualistic approaches to conceptions of self. Sampson"s investigation of common assumptions of self. Carol gilligan did her work in response to kohlberg"s moral level, who said that women don"t reach the highest moral developmental level. She said that women are not less developed than men, but they have different. Women view themselves more connected to others, while men view themselves views of ethics an individualistic. Individuals able to freely choose and therefore responsible for choices and outcomes. Idea that states intervention into social problems is bad and problematic. Classic example is elevating poverty; way to do this is by empowering an individual to get a job. Then it is mostly on the individual and not the government. Neoliberalism says that the individuals should take responsibility for themselves. Research developed on neuroscience by providing a stimulation about learning and socializing the kids when they are young to maximize their potential and success later in life.