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Outline on the Ways We Understand
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- Epistemology |
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- Project: The Common
Sense Quiz |
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Sociology is one way of understanding
the world, which utilizes the methods of the social sciences |
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What are other ways of understanding?
What are some ways we understand the world/ our existence?
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a. Common Sense |
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Common Sense is the ability to see and act
upon what is obvious |
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Common sense is great for some things, but in many
other situation it is totally inadequate |
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b. Religion |
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- Many people understand the world through "traditional religions"
such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.
- Many people understand the world through "non-traditional religions"
such as
Paganism, Wiccan, etc. or any form of "personal spirituality"
or philosophy
- Many people understand the world through superstition |
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Review: World Religions: some have different ways of understanding |
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c. Tradition / authority: We understand the world based on what
others traditionally believe & on what others 'force' us to believe |
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d. Emotion |
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Aesthetics: Understanding through poetry, literature, art, theater,
etc. |
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Emotional Quotient: Some people can sense their own / another's
emotion in an extraordinary manner |
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Some people can sense the emotion of a large group of people |
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Religious ecstasy: emotionally based religion |
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e. Science is the dominant approach to understanding reality in modern
industrial societies |
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One of the major qualities of the modern age is understanding based
on the modern invention of the scientific method |
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Many of the other methods of understanding utilize some aspects of
science |
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See Also: The Scientific Method |
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The Branches of Academe: |
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I. Humanities |
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II. Physical Sciences |
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III. The Social Sciences |
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The Sociological Imagination |
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Common sense & science are very similar Science is simply
more well reviewed than Common Sense |
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Common sense is "personal science" |
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Everyday we make our own hypothesis, tests, generalizations, etc. |
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Example: Should I bring an umbrella today?
Scientific opinion: yes: 90% chance of rain
--front coming in this afternoon
Common sense: no: it's clear; hasn't rained in 3
days |
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Sociology uses the scientific method to develop understanding |
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Sociology is often viewed as common sense, but as we saw on
ways of understanding, common sense is untested, & unverified |
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Sociology is tested & verified |
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To understand culture in everyday life, we usually use all of
the methods of understanding above, except science |
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We utilize all the ways of understanding, our culture of understanding,
which is composed of knowledge, Beliefs, Values, & Norms (KBVN) , but
usually not science
I try to understand why the new neighbors from X do Z |
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Our way of understanding' determines our actions or behavior |
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The ways of understanding our culture, which is composed of knowledge,
Beliefs, Values, & Norms (KBVN) & the immediate situation creates
our basis for our action: our Behavioral/Mental States of our Attitudes,
Opinions, & Interests (AOI) |
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