SOA 1061st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. The Truman ShowII. ObstaclesIII. Sociology of KnowledgeIV. Contested Realities: PowerOutline of Current Lecture II.Deaths by Various CausesIII. So What? Implications of a Dominate RealityCurrent LectureDeaths by Various Causes (2001)- September 11th Attacks – 3,063- Deaths at work – 5,915- Pedestrian Accidents – 6,071- Homicide – 15,517- Passenger Accidents – 18,675- Tobacco related deaths – 450,000- Why were Americans so affected by the deaths of 9/11 when many morepeople also died that year?o 3,000 people all died in one day at the same timeo The media covered it extensivelyo It felt more like an attack on society than on individualso The American people were told it is because the terrorist do notlike our freedoms- Why do we still allow the tobacco companies to sell their product when itis obviously bad for you?o The tobacco industry is worth a lot of money and it is taxedheavily. Those taxes go back into the economy and the communitySo What? Implications of a Dominate RealityThese 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.- Sociological imagination helps us:o Face inconvenient factso US is a land of opportunity Factually falseo Challenge official explanations “ They hate our freedoms”o Overcome incorrigible propositions Barrack Obama is Muslim Global Warming is a
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