Samenvatting – Sociologie van de sociale problemen – Kris Dekeyzer
V5F329
Academiejaar 2019 – 2020
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Waarom de wereld niet naar de knoppen gaat .............................................. 1
Maarten Boudry....................................................................................... 1
Inleiding .............................................................................................. 7
Hoofdstuk 1 Waarom iedereen gelooft dat het bergaf gaat met de wereld. De
wortels van het hedendaagse pessimisme ................................................. 8
Onwetendheid ................................................................................... 8
De wet van de onzichtbaarheid van de vooruitgang ................................. 8
De wet van de snelheid van slecht nieuws .............................................. 9
Slecht werkt beter dan goed ................................................................ 9
Verhoogde gevoeligheid .................................................................... 10
Jeugdsentiment ............................................................................... 10
Waarom doemdenkers diepzinnig klinken ............................................. 11
Echte intellectuelen zijn pessimisten .................................................... 11
Tegenstrijdigheden ........................................................................... 11
De wet van behoud van gezeik ........................................................... 12
Nuttig pessimisme? .......................................................................... 12
Fatalisme en misantropie ................................................................... 12
De wereld gaat niet bergaf................................................................. 13
Hoofdstuk 2 De uitwisbare erfzonde. Waarom racisme verdwijnt................. 14
Een korte geschiedenis van racisme .................................................... 14
De verlichting .................................................................................. 15
De Verenigde Staten ......................................................................... 15
Racisme bij ons................................................................................ 15
Nergens erger dan bij ons? ................................................................ 16
De eenzame racist ............................................................................ 16
Morele ophoging .............................................................................. 16
Meer klachten, minder incidenten ....................................................... 18
Vooruitgang is verboden .................................................................... 18
Microagressies en symbolisch racisme ................................................. 18
Cultureel racisme ............................................................................. 20
Stap van die tredmolen ..................................................................... 20
Hoofdstuk 3 De obsessie met ongelijkheid. Hoe iedereen rijker wordt (en de
rijken nog meer)................................................................................. 22
Ongelijkheid .................................................................................... 22
Kloofdenken .................................................................................... 22
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