PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Industrial Revolution, Generic Point, Social Philosophy
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Systematic study of human action in context. As it appears, in particular historical, cultural, economics, and social contexts. Dynamic, growing, discipline and full of possibilities. Took elements from other discipline, and sought to have own idea, to fill the holes. Agency; focus of choices (agents of our own lives) Structure; what lies outside of individuals that have an influence on said individuals, that will create conditions on choices made (e. g. , media), supplying agency choices that are being made. Critique of neoliberal subject: every person for themselves. Opportunities and constrains are not evenly distributed: better to be in a place where there are study spaces. Pole. sic, anthropology. economics, geography, linguistics, and several others. Underling sociology is philosophy and its concepts of: Early social philosophers contributed to classical sociology theory through these fundamental tenets. Scientific revolution (16th c. ) encouraged the use of evidence to substantiate theories. Democratic revolution (18th c. ) encouraged he view that human action can change society.
