In Class Unit 1.4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Cultural script
communities answers, which you may or may not accept
Characteristics of systems
boundaries and balance
Needs
requirements for well being
To satisfy our needs we must..
find a way of adapting
2 view points on any system
parts and wholes
Parts:
have particular needs
Collective intrests
requirements for the continues function of the system
Problem of intergration
coordinating the parts in the interests of the whole
Problem of adaption
adjustments required in order to survive
Adaptions and intergration
are same thing just viewed from different perspectives
Laws of limits
successful pursuit of separate welfare of any parts reduces the welfare of the whole
Internal controls
shaping minds and the unthinkable (thinking the same)
External controls
culture scripts describe preferred paths (least resistance)
2 ways systems shape people
- socialization
- paths of least resisytance
socialization
process of participating in social life shapes our character and choices
Paths of least sistsance
every situation contains potentially limitless choices. normal path has least resistance
2 kinds of control
- internal control (socliation)
- external control (paths of least resistance)
Imperative triavality
fundamental requirement of social life, possibility of a world in which you made all the decisions all the time.
Legitimations
socially acceptable justifications for following pre exciting pattern
2 modern revolutions
- french revolution
- industrial revolution