SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Verstehen, Proletariat, Industrial Revolution
24 Jan 2017
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We often attribute a break-up to a set of individual characteristics or circumstances. Interviewed 103 people: findings, theory of (cid:862)u(cid:374)(cid:272)oupli(cid:374)g(cid:863) Structural functionalism (macro: comte, durkheim, (and parsons, merton, etc. ) Conflict (macro: marx (and engels) economics, weber economics, and status and power. Symbolic interactionism (micro: weber, mead (and goffman, cooley, etc. ) Society complex system of parts that interact to perform various necessary functions, solve problems. Institutions have a function, helps society remain stable. Change is generally viewed as disruptive and gradual. Society as a social system (cycle: education economy criminal justice politics culture family religion. Basic assumptions: societies (cid:862)pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) solvi(cid:374)g e(cid:374)tities(cid:863, pri(cid:374)(cid:272)iple of (cid:862)i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)al alter(cid:374)atives(cid:863, practices institutions to one problem, affect others. Mile durkheim (1858-1917: founded sociology as an academic discipline, behaviour must be understood within a larger social context. Interested in what holds societies and social groups together, and how.
