SOCI 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Symbolic Interactionism, Social Purity Movement, Social Constructionism

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Social constructionism: proposes that sociological knowledge is intersubjective we are all actors in the creation of our world, social norms and rules were created by some of us but are still followed by all of us. Historical materialism: marx history occurs through a dialectic, or clash of opposing forces (as seen during the fr) Dictates what type of sex and sexual partners are deemed normal: women were given more freedom in terms of sexuality, but this freedom was a burden. Women were expected to guide men: collective behavior (1940-1950) The medicalization of frustration: madness is a psychological phenomenon, there is something inherently wrong with people who protest, protests are often analyzed from a perspective of fear, 1929: great depression, 1940: people become afraid of other people. Protests erupt and create an atmosphere of fear: racism takes on extreme forms of violence, with the invention of the television, people are able to watch protests for the first time.

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