Soc. 001 1st Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I. ClickersII. Miner’s article, “Make the Familiar Strange” DiscussionIII. Textbook readingsa. Ethnocentrism b. Chagnon’s studyOutline of Current Lecture IV. Continuations of “Making the familiar strange”a. Reason oneb. Reason twoV. Stoplight ExampleVI. The sociological imaginationa. Personal troubleb. Public issuesCurrent Lecture- In order to make the familiar strange, you must pretend that you have no idea what you’re seeing; ask “What is going on, why is that?” and pretend you have no clue.o Act as if you are a stranger from Mars observing this for the first time- Reason #1 that we need to make the familiar strange:o Sociological eye is “easier said than done”o We are so used to our daily lives that we seem to go through them as “horses with blinders”, where people intentionally put blinders on themselves to block out all of the unimportant things (not good for sociologists!!)o We fail to notice what’s going on around us, because we tend to unintentionally ignore detailso We are creatures of habit; we notice what we want to/are used to noticingo It’s hard to break out of an observational rut; because we are so used to observing the world in our own set ways- Reason #2 that we need to make familiar strange:o We may notice something that we haven’t noticed beforeo We might ask questions we didn’t think to ask before - Why do people stop at stoplights?o You don’t know these reasons (You’re an observer from Mars) There may be police Stoplight cameras You might hit another car or pedestrianThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. It is always the lawo Possible real reasons: Whatever that object is, it can freeze time Wheeled machines are alive and afraid of the fireball, so it’s a reflex to stop Machine is a predator that can detect movement People enjoy watching the pretty colors changeo It is the social norms and people tend to go with the flow; it makes sense to stay out of danger- The sociological imagination: the ability to see the connection between personal troubles and public issueso Personal trouble: a difficulty an individual faces personally o Public issues (“of social structure”): social forces operating in society Personal trouble: biography as public issues: history- Biography=individual’s own life story; history=story of the world Personal troubles- Loss of loved ones- Child grows up without father- Fighting in the front line of a war Social forces:- International ruthless competition -
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