SOC100H5 Lecture 4: Sociolgical Theory
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Lecture 4: sociological theory (take from the powerpoint "04_soc100_sociological theory", but a lot of detail and examples were added from the lectures) Small groups; a very small-scale focus: his reason to study the social world this was way: Clothing: we use it to demonstrate who we are, we know it conveys meaning to others. Assumptions: what music they listen to, how happy they are, etc appearance: ex. Sport/ hockey: team and team colors, at community level / national level/ provincial level, games that bring the community together, people cheer for their team, physicality and strength (masculinity, childhood. If you take all those meanings that we attach to hockey, you have a group of people who are trying to control a piece of rubber on ice, but we don"t think of hockey this way: ex. I may think this it"s a place full of memories with friends and families, and activities.
