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I love soc.
"From a strictly instrumental view, one concerned entirely with the alleviation of the discomfort of hunger through the acquisition of nutrients, cooking and eating a baby would serve as effectively as any other to stop the discomfort of hunger. Of course, in real cases, when people are feeling hungry they look in the kitchen, in the refrigerator or the larder for food, not in the baby's bedroom. More to the point, very few of us would even think of eating the baby as a way of assuaging our hunger."
- Understanding Classical Sociology, by Hughes, Sharrock and Martin
"From a strictly instrumental view, one concerned entirely with the alleviation of the discomfort of hunger through the acquisition of nutrients, cooking and eating a baby would serve as effectively as any other to stop the discomfort of hunger. Of course, in real cases, when people are feeling hungry they look in the kitchen, in the refrigerator or the larder for food, not in the baby's bedroom. More to the point, very few of us would even think of eating the baby as a way of assuaging our hunger."
- Understanding Classical Sociology, by Hughes, Sharrock and Martin