HLTC22H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Neuroplasticity, Structural Functionalism, Intersectionality
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It is important to maintain physical and mental activity and see yourselves as having a role in society: notion of brain plasticity: our neuronal connections can change throughout life, even after you fully develop. If you are to fully understand something it would be best to use different kinds of approaches to gather different types of data. It"s i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t to u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d the differe(cid:374)t ki(cid:374)ds of assu(cid:373)ptio(cid:374)s: structural functionalism, how do things function, what do they do for people and society, social norms, tend not to recognize how structures are ineffective. Tuesday, january 17, 2017: from 60s to 80s shift to looking at practices of power. People started to move away from stru(cid:272)tural fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)alis(cid:373) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause it does(cid:374)"t look i(cid:374)to ho(cid:449) stru(cid:272)tures (cid:272)ause pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s for people. In the film retirement meant celebration for some and others thought their lives were over. Some were in denial and unprepared with the economic preparation needed to keep living a stable life.
