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[Meta] Bad social science and undergrads (self.BadSocialScience)

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So I might have to teach undergradlings next year (anthropology). What are the most common misconceptions/bad social science that students bring into the intro courses? I'm really afraid of the unit on race.

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[–]TheMartianJim 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

In my experience (Sociology), assumptions. And it seems that, unlike many subjects, the students will hold hard and fast to "common sense" ideas. Racialism and Sexism are always the ones where I get the most push-back from students who have believe in things like HBD and the like. I wonder if these students argue with their other teachers on pretty basic concepts as well.

[–]annoyingbeggar 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

The biological basis of race and sex are big ones. Bootstrap mentalities about minorities are also big (they just don't try as hard as everyone else, my parents/grandparents, etc). They also fetishize indigenous people.

[–]Tuipie 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hmm one I come across time and time again is not grasping power differences, so they really want to hold on to the idea that racism against white people should be taken as seriously as racism against minorities (watch out for a What About White People discussion). The institutional/power side of racism seems to be one of the biggest hurdles.

(recent sociology grad dealing with psych postgrads who still don't get this)