SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Proletariat, Bourgeoisie, Primitive Communism
10 Aug 2016
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Theory- a statement or a tentative explanation of how and why specific facts or variables are related. Theoretical approaches: functionalism, conflict theory classical, symbolic interactionism, also feminist theories, post-structuralist theory, queer theory, Functionalism- a macro-level approach that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability: assumes natural order and focuses on stability at the expense of the conflict. Symbolic interactionism- a close up (micro-level) focus on social interaction in specific situations: product of everyday interactions of individuals, ignores larger social structures, effects of culture & factors such as class, gender, ethnicity and race. General social features that exist on their own and are independent of individual manifestations. Provide the context for our thinking: collective conscience. Totality of beliefs and sentiments that are common to the average person in a society. Social forces that exert pressure on the individual (collective feelings of normlessness: social solidarity.
