SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Noblesse Oblige, Social Class

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1000
• Professor: Judith Adler Hellman

Document Summary

7 fundamental questions (ideology provides answers to this) Where did society come from - origin of society. Flawed from the beginning limits to how good we can be, not perfectible, unequal by birth, not big on equality, our position in society we are born into. Clan, family and nation most important areas to understand society. Divinely inspired natural always there society is not made by human beings, society is organic we are all connected in some meaningful way, society is. We are perfectible, we are equal to some extent, by nature human beings are inquisitive, insatiable outlets (we want things), competitive, achievement oriented believe that our position in society is based on our own talents, merits. Society is artificial, human beings entered into a social contract and created society, atomistic atoms bouncing into it not organic, created society out of free choice, Human beings are perfectible are equal in a much more profound way, by nature we are not competitive,