SOAN 2120 Lecture Notes - Pope John Paul Ii, Repeated Measures Design, Geocentric Model

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2120
• Professor: Scott Schau

Document Summary

Comes from our direct experiences and observations. Authority - professor tells you what to believe. 2 sources are tradition (information passed on through socialization) and authority. Pros - there are many things you cannot experience directly (poison) Cons - it may limit inquiry, because someone s told you something you might not look into it further - can lead to prejudice and close-mindedness. Authority - new knowledge depends on the status of the discoverer. We have to be careful when someone uses their authority in the wrong ways. Pros - trusting experts in the eld can help human inquiry. Cons - just because somebody has knowledge in one area doesn t mean they have the same amount of knowledge in another area. Common errors of human inquiry and possible safeguards. Overgeneralization - assuming a few events are evidence of a general pattern.