SOCI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Symbolic Interactionism, Ethnocentrism, De Jure
28 Jan 2017
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A complex, contested, evolving, unequal network of relations. A school of thought that views society as an organism. Social structures have specific functions and impacts on the society as a whole. The functionalist approach focuses on social stability. Shared values and beliefs are important and there is a focus on assimilation or integration. A school of thought that views society as a field of conflict between dominant and subordinate social groups. Inequality is based on ethnicity, race, gender, social class, etc. There is a focus on conflict and continuous change. Society is viewed as an ongoing human accomplishment. Genocide assimilation segregation integration pluralism. For example, jim crow laws in the united states were laws that established de facto separation between white people and african. De facto segregation is separation that is not legally supported. There can also be voluntary segregation (hutterites, separatists) The dominant culture absorbs the minority and the minority is expected to integrate into the existing culture.
