SOC101R Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Labour Power, Minority Group, Iron Cage
15 Oct 2016
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*note: there are more notes in here than what can be covered in class. The systematic study of social behavior in human societies. Goals of sociology: describe the social world, explain how and why, critique existing social arrangements. Emergence of sociology: 1838 auguste comte, a new way of looking at the world = sociology, understand rapid social change, industrialization 17th to 19th centuries, positivism . What is a theory : a theory is a statement of how and why certain facts are related. Sociological theory: based on theoretical paradigms - a basic image of society that guides thinking and research. The sociological perspective: empowers us as participants recognize diversity in world assess the truth of common sense assess opportunities and constraints: emile durkheim (1858 1917, karl marx (1818 83, max weber (1864 1920) To reiterate: function: social arrangements exist because they benefit society, equilibrium: stability based on balance among parts and consensus, dysfunctions: problems that occur.
