Sociology / Unit 1 Soc 0005 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Reification
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The idea
Reification is the error of treating an abstract concept as if it were a real, material thing that acts on its own.
In practice
"The culture demands it" gives culture a will; the people enforcing the practice have one.
Where people slip
Sociologists name forces as shorthand, but the shorthand is never the explanation.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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