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'''Social consciousness''' is [[consciousness]] [[shared]] within a [[society]]. It can also be defined as social [[awareness]]; to be aware of the [[problems]] that [[different]] [[societies]] and [[communities]] face on a day-to-day basis; to be conscious of the difficulties and hardships of [[society]].
==Theory==
Many [[studies]] have been done to [[examine]] the [[roots]] of social consciousness. It is believed to arise as a [[response]] to social injustice [[experienced]] by the [[individual]] or in the lives of others around the individual. There are three levels of social consciousness: ''acquired'', ''awakened'', and ''expanded''.
==Acquired==
A subject with an acquired social consciousness derives his or her [[viewpoint]] from the [[mainstream]] [[culture]]. This individual avoids identifying himself or herself with a marginalized [[culture]]. This individual generally is either not aware of or does not acknowledge the way [[differences]] among people affect the treatment they receive within a [[society]]. This individual is not fully active in society. The [[person]] with an acquired social consciousness does not [[Inquiry|question]] mainstream [[viewpoints]], and [[acts]] accordingly, without confrontation.
==Awakened==
A subject with an [[awaken]]ed social consciousness explores [[alternatives]] to the [[Hegemony|dominant]] cultural [[viewpoint]]. This [[person]] might identify with a marginalized [[group]], but the [[mainstream]] [[culture]] is [[central]] to his or her questioning or [[exploration]]. The subject recognizes and [[challenges]] social injustice. The person actively resists [[power]] and [[authority]]. The focus of discontent and [[action]] is often over the right to be visible, to have [[choice]], or to be self-determining.
==Expanded==
A subject with an expanded social consciousness strongly identifies with their marginalized [[group]]. This [[person]] views [[status]] as a continuously changing social construct, thus viewing [[responses]] as a lifelong [[process]]. This [[individual]] has an understanding of the [[complexity]] of the social [[hierarchy]], and [[acts]] carefully after weighing both sides.
==Implications==
Social consciousness brings [[moral]] implications. Often, people with an awakened social consciousness become socially active. A socially conscious [[person]] tends to be [[empathetic]] towards others regardless of [[race]], [[gender]], ethnicity, disability, class, or [[sexual]] [[identity]].
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
'''Social consciousness''' is [[consciousness]] [[shared]] within a [[society]]. It can also be defined as social [[awareness]]; to be aware of the [[problems]] that [[different]] [[societies]] and [[communities]] face on a day-to-day basis; to be conscious of the difficulties and hardships of [[society]].
==Theory==
Many [[studies]] have been done to [[examine]] the [[roots]] of social consciousness. It is believed to arise as a [[response]] to social injustice [[experienced]] by the [[individual]] or in the lives of others around the individual. There are three levels of social consciousness: ''acquired'', ''awakened'', and ''expanded''.
==Acquired==
A subject with an acquired social consciousness derives his or her [[viewpoint]] from the [[mainstream]] [[culture]]. This individual avoids identifying himself or herself with a marginalized [[culture]]. This individual generally is either not aware of or does not acknowledge the way [[differences]] among people affect the treatment they receive within a [[society]]. This individual is not fully active in society. The [[person]] with an acquired social consciousness does not [[Inquiry|question]] mainstream [[viewpoints]], and [[acts]] accordingly, without confrontation.
==Awakened==
A subject with an [[awaken]]ed social consciousness explores [[alternatives]] to the [[Hegemony|dominant]] cultural [[viewpoint]]. This [[person]] might identify with a marginalized [[group]], but the [[mainstream]] [[culture]] is [[central]] to his or her questioning or [[exploration]]. The subject recognizes and [[challenges]] social injustice. The person actively resists [[power]] and [[authority]]. The focus of discontent and [[action]] is often over the right to be visible, to have [[choice]], or to be self-determining.
==Expanded==
A subject with an expanded social consciousness strongly identifies with their marginalized [[group]]. This [[person]] views [[status]] as a continuously changing social construct, thus viewing [[responses]] as a lifelong [[process]]. This [[individual]] has an understanding of the [[complexity]] of the social [[hierarchy]], and [[acts]] carefully after weighing both sides.
==Implications==
Social consciousness brings [[moral]] implications. Often, people with an awakened social consciousness become socially active. A socially conscious [[person]] tends to be [[empathetic]] towards others regardless of [[race]], [[gender]], ethnicity, disability, class, or [[sexual]] [[identity]].
[[Category: Sociology]]
[[Category: Political Science]]
