AHS107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism, Visible Minority

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Tools that help us explain our experiences and what we"re seeing in society. Central tools that we use to understand our world and the role pa play in our world. Identify why theories used to study pa in society: theories are based on questions about why the world is the way it is, and on ideas about how it might be different. 3 theories involve: theories have practical implications because they help us to make choices and anticipate consequences: description, reflection, analysis. Structural functionalism: large scale theories that help explain society. See society as a social system of interlocking and interrelated parts of social institutions: educational institutions, governments, healthcare system, etc. This theory sees all these social institutions interlocking together. We have all these systems in our body and they all work together to help us move, perform, and think all working towards a common goal. Tries to create a balance social equilibrium.

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