Megan & Wood Flashcards
Five Features of Reality
Reality as a reflexive activity
Reality as a coherent body of knowledge
Reality as Interactional Activity
The Fragility of Realities
The permeability of Realities
Reality as a reflexive activity
we tend to justify our beliefs when we feel our reality is in jeopardy
ex: religious groups that make predictions about the end of the world. how do they justify failed predictions?
Reality as a Coherent Body of Knowledge
our realities are ordered and structured
ex: drug users may appear irrational to many who believe that they are ignorant of the effects of cont. use. however, many exhibit an extensive knowledge base and view drug use as a mundane part of life
reality as interactional activity
creating and maintaining reality is an ongoing process and is dependent on social interaction
the fragility of realities
our realities can dissolve because we rely on others to help us maintain them through social interaction and people often act in unpredictable ways
the permeability of realities
we are constantly moving between different realities and alter our behavior to match the reality we have adopted
ex: tobias must alter his reality when he returns to peru
Incorrigible proportion
A proposition is one that you would never admit to be false whatever happens
Azande people
Chickens with giving them sap to answer questions even if they get contradicting answers they still believe in the system
Butterflies
When they do not die from being gassed they are not the problem
Escher “Drawing Hands” relates to reflexivity
The hands are creating each other
Greetings relates to reflectivity
Greetings create each other if someone does not reciprocate then it is not the greeting fault but miscommunication
How does Megan and Woods perception of reality connect with Carey
Since Megan and Woods describe reality can change is similar to Carey’s ritual view
