Intro to Sociology, Anthropology & Phycology
Words of Wisdom
- It’s near impossible to think without language
Definitions
Quotes
Sep 5, 2024 ~ Francisco Goya
Fantasy. abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; unted with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels.
Sep, 6, 2024 ~
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Notes
Humans are strongly monogamousX
Definitions
A Theory
A theory is a “framework” for organizing facts (with Observable evidence)
- Theories may explain how and why something happens.
- Has to predict something
Observable evidence
A fact
The Devine Logos
NOTE
Logic comes from Logos, a Greek word
Ology
The order of the x
Psychology
The order of the Physie… mind!
Psychology
The science that studies the mental processes and behavior of person/s
Sociology
The science that studies human relations, their causes and consequences and the social structure that people build around them.
Studies people as members of groups and how social structures effect behavior.
Macro Level - Looks at structures of society, how it functions and effects your behavior.
Micro Level - Explain the different forces and influences that shape how someone grows up and the forces that effect individual behavior.
Anthropology
The science that studies the development of humanity. Both physical and culturally.
It takes a winder view of the human race > They investigate human behavior at a world-wide level. comparing species to species
Physical
Studies how humans as a species biologically changed over time. As well as how various modern people differ biologically.
- We behave the way we do because it was important for our survival.
Cultural
Investigates the way that people’s behaviors have developed, how people have passed on customs over the ages and how these learned behaviors differ throughout the world today
Archeology
Studies cultures that existed in the past
Ethnography
Studies cultures still in existence
Linguistics
Studies the evolution and structure of language
Darwin
Born: 1809
sailed as a “naturalist” on HMS Beagle
Changes in the environment, cause biological changes in organisisms
Struggle to survive + Random mutations + Environmental change → Adaptations → repeat → New Species!
Hominid Diversity
3.5M years ago there were 3 species of australopithecus (southern ape)
Homo habilis (the handyman) 2.5 MYA tool making started
- Omnivorus
There were about 600 breeding adults left ~ 60k years ago
Terms
Primate
- The order of mammals which humans belong to
Hominid
- A bi-pedal primate
How Do Social Scientists Study The Human Species
Economic systems
- The means to produce and distribute the means to survive
New unit
- Id The unconscious, impulsive, and pleasure-seeking part of the mind that drives aggression and sexual energy.
- Ego The conscious part of the mind that balances the id’s desires with the superego’s morality and reality. The ego makes decisions and includes memories and thoughts. Our sense of self
- Superego The judgmental and morally correct part of the mind that attempts to mediate the id to conform to social standards. The superego is established through identification with parental figures and social groups.
Repression: An unresolved childhood conflict that still effects your behavior
Freudian Stages of development
- All conflicts are focused on sexual pleasure in the “erogenous zones” (month, anus, genitals)
- If we fail progress in a stage then we become fixated.
- Reasons for Fixation:
- Frustration occurs - needs not met
- Overindulgence - needs are oversensitive
- the Id is the only aspect of our mind we are born with - it is sexual
- As we grow, the ego & superego develop due to societal demands & reality
Stage 1: Oral
Stage 2: Anal
- Potty train
Stage 3 Phallic: 3-6
- Sexual interests begin to emerge
- Children desire to… possess their opposite sex parent
Stage 4 Latency: 6-puberty (~12)
- Children focus on same sex play
Stage 5: Genital puberty - adulthood
- Re-emergence of sexual interests
- As long as past psycho-sexual conflicts were resolved, child will develop healthy relationships
John Watson:
- Behavior is solely up to nurture
- Watson’s perspective focuses more on the outcome compared to how to get there.