SOC 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Naimans, Feudalism, Consumer Capitalism
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20 mc (0. 5 marks each- 10 marks), 10 short answer fill in the blank (10 marks), 1 long answer (2 pages- 10 marks) time: 1hr 20 minutes. Chapter 1-4, 6, 7 know eras, changes within these, terms. A grand narrative : there is truth underneath, there are false explanations, we can get to the truth. Examining power relations is crucial for getting beyond false consciousness. Macro-sociological perspective sometimes forgets the thinking individual (bigger picture, what is really going on) Rescue fantasy" rescue us from our conditions. An ideology is: a body of assumption, and ideas, and values that combine into a coherent world-view (naiman) Our ideas arise out of certain contexts: social, historical, relations of power. Within social norms of current context, ex: careers. Marx: it is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence but their social existence that determines their consciousness. Social context & values form how we think.
