Introduction to Sociology - Culture and Ethnocentrism - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- NYU Professor Harvey Molotch--Introduction to Sociology; This course provides a sampling of problems and methods used by sociologists, with concrete examples from everyday life, history, and contemporary events.
This was not a class. It was instead a show of knowledge. Thank you very much for posting it!
Professor Molotch, thank you greatly for posting your lecture as a resource. As a teacher in the high schools you are a great resource to keep me a step ahead and refresh my memory to content I have not studied in years.
thank you so much for posting these videos. people like me that are addicted to learning yet are not in a position to be attending classes appreciate these videos beyond expression. thank you
READING LIST for Lectures 3, 4. Culture and Ethnocentrism
Marvin Harris, "India's Sacred Cow"
Horace Miner, “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”
Nicholas Thomas, “Cook Reappraised” A review of The Apotheosis of Captain Cook by Gananath Obeyesekere, as published in Current Anthropology, Vol. 34, No. 3
Richard Bernstein, “Cook Was (a) a God or (b) Not a God” a review of Marshall Sahlins, How Natives think About Captain Cook For Example. as published in New York Times May 24, 1995
How interesting is what he points out at 40:58 - 41:51... not only regarding the colinialist origins of anthropology, but also the social science as a human activity. Reflecting on sociology's method and its social implications is something absolutely fascinating. It reminds me of A. Schutz's social phenomenology...
Thanks NYU so much.
What a great Professor! Makes me want to go to NYU! He’s so calming and intelligent.
Best wishes
Very well lectured sir as I have never experienced in my life. A very big thank you .
This is brilliant - thank you so much for sharing.
It's been a great help with revising for exams!
thanks prf .what a great show of knowledge and lecturing.
really great excellent lecture, salute you
Watching this video makes me aware of the ways in which I summarize and tell stories in class - and how they might not translate well if recorded for all time. I must watch what I say! I have two points to make. One is a specific comment on an inaccuracy. Anthropologists do not go out and search for a specific kind of person called a "big man." Big Man is a term used for a certain kind of leader in egalitarian societies. There are no formal titles or inheritable roles or permanent leadership positions. Leadership is transient and for a specific activity. That's what we call a Big Man. Not all of the societies we study have Big Men. It IS true, however, that early anthropologists - who were mostly men - assumed that knowledge of a culture was best garnered from experts, and that elder males were experts - not young people, not people on the margins, and not women. Like sociology, we have long moved past that. Feminist anthropology in the 1970s and 1980s, along with post-structuralism (post-modernism) moved us - like sociologists - to taking the knowledge of minority groups in society as legitimate in its own right. Which raises another point - why is anthropology filling the 'savage slot' here? I could just as easily point to sociology as the handmaiden of racism. As early as the very early 20th century, anthropologists had already confirmed that race was not a valid concept, and yet sociologists were still writing tracts about the 'Negroes' of this or that city as a dying race. The point is that we can all cherry-pick and we can all point to the past of a discipline as being misguided. Or, we can take each other's fields as what they are today. Anthropologists do NOT all think that 'primitives' are 'myth-driven.' That is the perspective of French structuralism (Levi-Strauss, hot and cold societies) and widely rejected in anthropology. Sahlins was heavily influenced by structuralism, but I don't see him making claims that ONLY 'primitives' (a term we just don't use) are myth-driven. Any anthropologist can tell us, as Dr. Molotch does, that all peoples are myth-driven. Just take a look at politics today.
I’m always fascinated by this
Great lecture. I'm 110% sure he drives a Subaru.
this comment wins
yep yep when i saw so few Americans could not squat, it really was a shock to me. i thought it was in the genes at first but then i realized it was because we squat so much in Taiwan 30 years ago. i still squat ON my chair :) but this is considered "uncivilized" in my country now. So i bet the new generation in my country cannot squat either.
Excellent examples
Thank you so much, you explained so well.
What a mind challenging lecture
Has the second part been uploaded yet??
does someone have a list of the assigned readings?
Superb articulated
lllove this lectures, just lllove them
I really like this lecture series, and I want the course material that likely used to be on NYU's website. I searched around a bit, but I couldn't find the course material. I could rebuild it via his directions in the lecture but that will take some time. I know he Professor Molotch requires the Sociological Imagination book by Mills. I also noticed he requires other readings. Can anyone help? I might email the professor or get the course material into a Google doc that we can attach as a url for all of these lectures. Thank you.
liked this lecture. though i must say, in case of india (asia), professor could have made a distinction between rural india and urban india. how norms vary between the have and the have-nots. how it is connected to income and livelihood, and education (western). the indianness that we in this country are proud of is due to the common threads that run through our cultures and languages. sacred cow is just one of the thousand elements that bind the diverse asian indian society. but overall, interesting lecture. hope to see more. thanks.
biswadip mitra What interested me about the sacred cow is that America and much of the west have systems for owning cattle, and systems of open law and closed law, which determine whether farmers exclude cattle, or ranchers restrict cattle, bit also if you go to national parks, there are overpasses covered in grass, or culverts to allow wildlife to safely cross a roadway.
Great lecture! But where's part 2?
brilliant.
Quiet impressive
To follow, a copy of a post I made on my facebook thread whilst starting to watch this series today, it was loosely related to this episode.............................................................. Ethnocentrism, lol, ‘Let’s Pray’ at the beginning, this, my year of celebrating Émile Durkheim, & reading a few posts now in which posters have accused Nick Dunn, of anger & speaking out. With Harvey Molotch in the video above discussing the need to consider views from outside of our group (Peculiar Chair, great example Harvey),
I feel I need to draw people attention to the term ‘Speciation’, in my opinion, Brexit, Trump, Wikileaks, Arab Spring…. Need I go on, is as a result of our evolving into a new species, now since the ‘80s with a great percentage of the world possessing a home computer with access to the internet, access to all (most) human knowledge the rate of transition has increased to undeniable visibility.
So to those accusing Nick of anger??? How angry does that make me….
Onwards & Forwards Ladies & Gentlemen.
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10:00 functionalism
As all of you know psychopaths walk among us. I k now I shouldn't be stereotypical in identifying a specific group as being psychopathic being as not all in the group qualify as being one by diagnostic measures + the complete opposite culture with completely different values can indeed include psychopaths as well. This being said I believe that with this subject at question maybe stereotyping can be a good thing and because of this I have provided a psychopathic personality disorder list. If it's not too much trouble I was wanting to know if maybe while looking at this list carefully if yous could identify your ideas on which primary cultural group most likely fits the criteria Thank You. The Socialized Psychopath or Sociopath
Motivation: power, gratification, personal gain, survival
Mindset: manipulation, deception, evil
Malice: high to very high; when held accountable, off the scale
Also known as the corporate psychopath, workplace psychopath, industrial psychopath and administrative psychopath.
Jekyll & Hyde personality
always charming and beguilingly plausible, especially to those who are capable of protecting or enhancing the sociopath's position
excels at deception (this must never be underestimated, but always is)
excels at evasion of accountability
is extremely and successfully manipulative of people's perceptions and emotions (eg guilt and anger)
silver-tongued, has an extreme verbal facility and can outwit anybody (including a top barrister) in verbal conflict
will often engineer himself or herself into a position of authority as gatekeeper of the organisation and thus the person through whom all information must flow, and the person to whom all requests for services must be referred - which he or she then takes delight in denying
is adept at offering weak and inadequate people the positions of power, control, security, influence or respect that they crave but who lack the necessary competencies to achieve - such people are unaware that their consequent dependence on the sociopath makes them permanent manipulatees, pawns and expendable agents of harassment
identifies those essential to the sociopath's survival and manipulates their perceptions them by making them feel special and thus obligated to reciprocate with support and protection
manipulates others into making fools of themselves in situations where they cannot back down or from which they cannot withdraw - these people become increasingly susceptible to further manipulation and are then trapped as pawns in the sociopath's game
is likely to be surrounded by people who, having been subjected to control, manipulation and punishment by the sociopath, look wretched and who start to exhibit behaviour best described as disordered, dysfunctional, sullen, aggressive, defensive, hostile, retaliatory, counterproductive or cult-like and for whom disbelief, disavowal and denial are instinctive responses
creates an environment where levels of denial are so great that those involved are oblivious of the foolishness and self-evident absurdity of their denials when presented with the facts, with the result that non-involved observers are led to question whether such levels of denial merit psychiatric intervention
is contemptuous of disrepute to their organisation and of collateral damage and of the destructive consequences for all direct and indirect parties
is always surrounded by and leaves behind a trail of dysfunctional organisations, destroyed businesses, ruined careers, stress breakdowns and unexplained suicides
despite a trail of devastation to individuals, organisations, families and communities, the actions of a socialised psychopath may go undetected or unrecognised for years
a history of conducting frivolous, vexatious and malicious legal actions, especially (but not exclusively) against anyone who can recognise the sociopath for what he is
only after the sociopath is exposed and relieved of position, or they move on, can the full depth of their destructive behaviour be fathomed and the consequences calculated
is skilled at identifying, undermining, discrediting, neutralising and destroying anyone who can see through the sociopath's mask of sanity
at all times restricts the actions and rights of others (especially those holding the sociopath accountable) whilst aggressively protecting his or her right to do anything without being hampered by social norms or legal requirements
pursues endless vindictive vendettas against anyone perceived as a threat or who attempts, knowingly or unknowingly, to identify or reveal or expose the sociopath, or who makes efforts to hold the sociopath accountable
is adept at appropriating rules, regulations, procedures and law to manipulate, control and punish accusers regardless of relevance, logic, facts or consequences
persists in and pursues vindictive vendettas using self-evidently false evidence or information, even after this is brought to the attention of the sociopath
will often manipulate minor bullies of the Wannabe type (who on their own might or would not merit the label 'serial bully') into acting as agents of harassment and as unwitting or unwilling conductors of vendettas
is adept at placing people in situations where the sociopath can tap into each person's instinctive urge to retaliate in order to use them as his or her instruments or agents of harassment
gains gratification from provoking others into engaging in adversarial conflict
once conflict has been initiated, the sociopath gains increased gratification by exploiting human beings' instinctive need to retaliate - this is achieved by encouraging and escalating peoples' adversarial conflicts into mutually assured destruction
revels in the gratification gained from seeing or causing other people's distress
when faced with accountability or unwelcome attention which might lead to others discerning the sociopath's true nature, responds with repeated and escalating attempts to control, manipulate and punish
is adept at reflecting all accusations and attempts at accountability back onto their accusers
is adept at creating conflict between those who would otherwise pool negative information about the sociopath
has no limits on his or her vindictiveness
the need to control, manipulate and punish develops into an obsession with many of the hallmarks of an addiction
is skilled at mimicry and can plausibly and spontaneously regurgitate all the latest management jargon
exhibits minimal professional skill level and competency
exploits his or her intelligence to excel at talentless mediocrity
is always identifying the behaviours and strategies to which other people respond with the desired effect
is able to anticipate and credibly say what people want to hear
is easily able to win people over before betraying them or deceiving them or ripping them off
easily manipulates and bewitches an immature or naive or vulnerable or emotionally needy person to be their spokesperson or agent of aggression
exploits anyone who has a vulnerability
is pushy and extremely persuasive
is sexually inadequate and sexually abusive
is likely to protect anyone accused of or suspected of sexual abuse of pedophile activity, and will frustrate or obstruct investigations into that person
maybe associating with, or actively involved in, abuse or pedophile activity
has no emotions, no emotional processing capability and no ability to understand other's emotions
is incapable of understanding, initiating or sustaining intimacy
the male sociopath has often convinced a string of women to feel they are in love with him and despite being treated abominably they blindly continue to be loyal to him and minister willingly to his every demand
may start projects with apparent enthusiasm and energy but quickly loses interest
frequently takes unnecessary and uncalculated risks but takes no account of consequences
is reckless and untrustworthy with money
is likely to be illegally diverting or siphoning off significant sums of money to his or her own budget, project, account or cause
is unreliable and untrustworthy in every facet of life
is likely to be leaking confidential information or secrets to third parties
is likely to have committed or be committing criminal or near-criminal offences, eg fraud, embezzlement, deception
is likely to have committed or be committing breaches of harassment and discrimination law, employment law, contract law, etc
disregards rules, regulations, Health and Safety requirements, professional standards, codes of conduct and legal requirements, etc
cannot comprehend the deeper semantic meaning of language and is thus unable to understand or appreciate metaphor, hyperbole, irony, satire etc (these elicit either zero response or a hostile response)
likes, seeks, enjoys and relies on procedure, ritual and ritualistic practices
through arrogant overconfidence takes increasingly risky chances and eventually overplays their hand or makes a mistake which leads to the sociopath revealing him or herself
exhibits parasitical behaviour, takes everything and gives nothing
grabs headline credit for minimal, flukey or other peoples' success whilst surviving off the backs of manipulatees who are exclusively blamed for all failures
rarely blinks, may have stary scary eyes that cut right through you, or may avoid eye contact completely
is callous, cold and calculating
is devious, clever and cunning
is ruthless in the extreme
regards people as objects and playthings to be discarded when surplus to requirements
displays zero empathy
completely without conscience, remorse and guilt
malicious and evil
👆👆👆Dairy of a Madman
Get newyork university website from where these were originally sourced.
就有道而正焉。
I would have majored in Anthropology in the college of Education if it was available. Only Social Sciences was available, though I'd taken a great deal of Sociology and History.
That's what I'm planning on taking!
I'm torn between Sociology and Psychology.
@@melanie851 I'd try for stem if you want to be employable
What is his name? Who knows?
the chair thing was awesome
Ahhhhh haha - I get it the Nacirema - -
part 2?
www.nyu.edu/academics/open-education/coursesnew/intro-sociology/molotch-lecture4.html
Im the cats meow
17:00 marx
You really fooled me! The nacirema
1:50
12:42 you can't sometimes cross street because of cat it's not cow
im here
did he say wrt sacred cow, we're udderly ridiculous?
ethnocentric....... is it racism?
+Mohd Yusuff Bin Sharif Racism is one form of ethnocentrism, but ethnicity can extend beyond racial grouping (where your genetics come from) to people you identify with such as religion; homeland; language; or nationality.
I can’t believe ppl like this guy, misery loves company that’s why
it seems you are going from one extreme to another. why this have to happen everywhere lol
Xiao'sChannel that is just his teaching style lol sometimes he is hard to follow
why would he sound like that
You should disable comments like Yale.
Featheon except... why? (6 years later, I know).
@@dmshueyable 7 years later, still don’t care.
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lmfao
I'm not comfortable with how he speaks of Marx or his nacerima comments. I don't want someone like that saying they know how people should live, or worse yet get power and try to force people to live "correctly"
did he just say shit 13:00
Yes but I’m more concerned about the N word at 47:45
Jesus
great lecture, but i think this man predicted 2020's renegade
So blame Mills for Wokism.
Can you tell us. Where in the history of man have your so called theory's contributed to mankind?
Nonsense! u call some ones language funny?
You didn't comprehend what he said...
Some colonisers had the mentality that the native language of the people they colonised were humorous and irrelevant.
Language's one of the elements of colonisation - that's the reason why indians, pakistanis and south-africans speak english, brazilians speak portuguese and most latinamericans speak spanish
What a terrible example. Why do we often have chairs and benches in lecture halls? It's much easier to take notes, use computers and organise papers, they are easy to organise efficiently so everyone fits and can see, and the audience aren't moving around all the time distracting from the lecture. Although maybe that wouldn't be such a loss in this case.
Also, are chairs a new invention noone used before the modern day? No, people have been able to use stumps, tree logs, etc for a very long time indeed.
He also don't seem to comprehend that when people squat in order to work with things they don't repetitively squat and stand up as you would when training leg muscles, but rather squat in a rather static position for an extended period of time, often in a way that's relatively self supporting for stability.
Think he's treading on thin ice telling Americans that Jesus couldn't afford chairs and a table , he was a carpenter !!! , even if he hadn't got further than a table lamp , he could have just magiced them and the food , especially as it was probably one of the most important meals ever !!!. Wonder how many dropped out after he questioned Jesus's ability to make chairs and a table ?.
I'm not leaving but I don't like this guy. Thinking that you can prescribe what society should do is very dangerous and arrogant. Lets give Marxism another go.. And about chairs- an auditorium where you can fit many people and they can all see a performance(a play, a speech, music) doesn't require some oppressor/oppressed relation. BTW I really liked the part about names.
It’s not just an issue of wealth. It’s also an issue of class. Lower class people aren’t allowed to use chairs. Similar to how black people weren’t allowed to sit at the front of the bus.
@@JammyTom Who’s prescribing what? Don’t make stuff up.