Sociology Strikes Back

There can be no doubt that management would be enriched if built on a better perception of human nature, but I would go further and say that human nature is of importance not just to management, but to everyone working in the social sciences.  In fact, it could be argued that human nature, and interpersonal relationships, should be a core subject for every university degree.

I'm going to take it even further - I think that some degree of Social Emotional Learning, empathy and Self-Regulation should be part of every curriculum, period.  We teach reading, writing and arithmetic from day one, adding complexity as a student progresses - why on earth would we not want to do the same thing for communication?

That's too much like pandering, social-engineering and whatnot, say the anti-sociology-committers. Society is a ruse, people are rational in their irrationality and the focus needs to be on carrots and sticks, not engagement.

Yet we've seen how many rakes Stephen Harper has stepped on with his refusal to commit sociology in the slightest degree.  His replacements, if they have any sense whatsoever, are going to take a look at the broad swath of Harper's tenure and look for where he got himself into trouble and where he scored his greatest wins.

That's the trend society has always taken.  We can gather where this trend is leading us next by studying our trajectory thus far.

Oh, and that social education in schools?

It's already happening.

Empire-builders can never win - they simply give up sustainable footing for short-term gains.

You see that when you have a better perception of the nature of both the human animal and the social system.