Berger Flashcards
Berger - Define cognitive contamination
If people keep talking to each other and interacting, they will influence each other
Berger - Define cognitive dissonance
Specific reactions when one is presented with facts which contradict what one previously believed, usually avoidance strategies
Berger - Define cognitive bargaining
The process of bargaining when one encounters information contradictory to one’s beliefs
Berger - Define relativisation
The realisation that reality can be different from what one personally believes to be the only way
Berger - Why is pluralism associated with cities?
Because cities have the most diverse groups and types of people
Berger - How does modernity affect pluralism?
Because modern industries and movements affect the ways in which we communicate with each other
Berger - How does modernity affect choice?
Modernity provides endless choices, so what we once presumed was fate, is now choice - we can choose to partake in things rather than being limited to choice
Berger - Explain the effect of institutions
Institutions were made to account for the overwhelming nature of choice - institutions help us to make decisions and act as triggers - goose example
Berger - Define fundamentalism
The effort to restore certainty to pluralist environments
Berger - What is the difference between traditionalists and neo-traditionalists?
Unlike traditionalists, neo-traditionalists do not tolerate those who act within tradition, as they believe someone has chosen to act a certain way rather than it being a fateful action
Traditional relativists would appreciate despite difference, but neo-traditionalists would emphasise the differences negatively
Berger - Define pluralism
Pluralism is a social situation in which people of different ethnicities, religions, moralities and world views live together peacefully and interact with each other amicably
