Sociology 2206A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Academic Journal, Mass Media, Sociological Inquiry

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2206A/B
• Professor: Steven J Maynard

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Authority: relying on authoritative figure or authoritative publication, quick, simple, cheap way to learn, authorities: spend time + effort to gain knowledge + benefit from their experience + work. Limitations: easy to overestimate the expertise of other people, authorities may not agree + all authorities may not be equally dependable, authorities may speak on fields they know little about or they may be plain wrong. Tradition: special case of authority authority of the past, you accept something as being true (cid:271)/(cid:272) (cid:862)it"s the (cid:449)a(cid:455) thi(cid:374)gs ha(cid:448)e al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s (cid:271)ee(cid:374)(cid:863, most accept b/c they believe right vs. wrong. Common sense: everyday reasoning or common sense, widely held common beliefs, valuable in daily living (cid:271)ut allo(cid:449)s logi(cid:272)al falla(cid:272)ies to slip i(cid:374)to o(cid:374)e"s thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, contains contradictory ideas. January 10, 2018: can originate in tradition, useful + sometimes correct but also contains errors, misinformation contradiction + prejudice.