SOCY 284 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Machismo, Class Conflict, Wiebe Bijker

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Social Sci, Edu and Soc Work - Sociology
• Course: SOCY 284
• Professor: Mollers Norma

Document Summary

One of the three major frameworks that we will learn about. Micro level rather then macro and agency rather then structure (local action of social order) Is malleable (there are social economic status that we are born into and this shape out everyday lives) Strengths: understanding counterintuitive/odd patterns of developments and adoption. How technology forms society, not goo at understanding how technology pushes society back. Pri(cid:272)e is a(cid:374) o(cid:271)(cid:448)ious reaso(cid:374)s, the(cid:455) (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t a(cid:272)(cid:272)ept this as the o(cid:374)l(cid:455) reaso(cid:374)s. The same thing can mean different things to people, it depends on the perspective o relevant social groups. Perspectival cultural sociological approach (claims to be) material-semiotic (but focuses mostly on meaning then materiality) core assumption; one and the same technology can have radically different meanings to different social groups. Against ta determinist view of nature-theory relationship. Impartial with respect to truth and falsity, rationality or irrationality, success or failure both sides require explanation.