SOCY1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mechanical And Organic Solidarity, Anomie, Structural Functionalism
Lecture 2 - 07/03 - Theories and Perspectives in Sociology
Companion animals - Sociological Imagination example:
Not all cultures have the same relationship with animals as in Western culture
Class privilege - not all can afford companion animals - becomes a status symbol
Way of defining/constructing ourselves
Human need for comfort and to nurture
We are becoming lonelier as a society
Animals instead of children - postmodern phenomenon - reflectivity
Rise of animals status - used for mental health treatment etc.
The Big Three: Marx, Durkheim, Weber - all products of a particular time and
place
Theory = explanation/interpretation explaining the way something works, based on
evidence - none are fully settled
Ideology = theory w/o evidence
Grand theories = theories of everything
Middle range theories = theories about contextualised events, e.g. things specific to a
country, decade, etc.
Everyday theories
Theories are a product of their time and place (context)
Origins of sociology:
Science challenging theology
Enlightenment, American and French Revolutions
challenging of divine rights of monarchies + churchs knowledge
Rejection of feudalism, where monarchy and church were sources of all knowledge
Ind. Revolution:
began with agricultural revolution
Textiles manufacturing
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Document Summary
Lecture 2 - 07/03 - theories and perspectives in sociology. Not all cultures have the same relationship with animals as in western culture. Class privilege - not all can afford companion animals - becomes a status symbol. Animals instead of children - postmodern phenomenon - reflectivity. Rise of animal(cid:1685)s status - used for mental health treatment etc. The big three: marx, durkheim, weber - all products of a particular time and place. Theory = explanation/interpretation explaining the way something works, based on evidence - none are fully settled. Middle range theories = theories about contextualised events, e. g. things specific to a country, decade, etc. Theories are a product of their time and place (context) Enlightenment, american and french revolutions challenging of divine rights of monarchies + church(cid:1685)s knowledge. Rejection of feudalism, where monarchy and church were sources of all knowledge.
