SOCI 210: Sociological perspectives

Methods & modern society

  1. Administrative
  2. Methods of social inquiry
  3. Nation states and societies
  4. European colonialism, part 1
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Lots of ways to describe methods * Quantitative or qualitative * Big data or small data * Shallow or deep

You got... ROSE QUARTZ! You are caring, loving and untraditional and the fact that you are so different is the most special thing about you.

artifacts eg:* men show more support for war and more homophobia after questions suggesting femininity * fatigue

Participant observation: Laud Humphreys Tearoom Trade (1970)

Gremlins 2: the new batch (1990) Joe Dante

Intertwining of economics, culture, ideology, religion, etc How do individuals relate to one another (major types of relations) How do individuals relate to community (individualism?)

Intertwining of economics, culture, ideology, religion, etc How do individuals relate to one another (major types of relations) How do individuals relate to community (individualism?)

Lots of reasons, but one may be interconnectivity as trade becomes more central to everyday life, interconnections with other parts of the world become more central not easy to extract oneself from

Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

The slides in this lecture contain some disturbing images, including racial stereotypes and images of Nazi scientific instruments. Images like these have been used to justify and propagate racist institutions and further prejudice, violence, and genocide. <span></span> I include these images to help understand the historical origins of contemporary racial categories. They serve as examples of the visual schemas and methods that were commonplace among Europeans during the Colonial and Enlightenment eras. I believe it is important to be able to examine such images in order to critique and dismantle racial and ethnic prejudices, cultures, and institutions today.