SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Interpersonal Communication, Microsociology, Feminist Theory
4 Dec 2017
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Sociological theories: order theories: supports status-quo, change theories: social change, macro-sociology: society shapes us, micro-sociology: we make society. Structural functionalism: order theory, macro level, stability and equilibrium, consensus, analogy to human body, functionality of parts (institutions- family/economic/educational) *suggest inequality in amounts of money is actually functional for society because some jobs are more important for the community than other jobs and some people required to be paid more. Conflict theory: change theory, macro level, karl marx, most important: economic or material conditions, class conflict. Marx argued that the working class needs to develop a class cautiousness that they are in the working class and try to overthrow capitalism. Symbolic interactionalism: change theory, micro level, subjectivity. *subjectivity is our own view or perspective of what is going on. Micro and macro level: gender relations, gender inequalities, women social reality. *instead of class inequalities, feminist theory takes a look at gender inequality.
