SOC 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fundamental Attribution Error, Symbolic Interactionism, Sociological Perspectives

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2109
• Professor: Aline Couhtino

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Psychological social psychology behaviour: laboratory experiments, micro-level of analysis (focus on the impact of immediate situation on people(cid:495)s, emphasize individual(cid:495)s perceptions and reactions in small groups, diffusion of responsibility when there(cid:495)s a large group of people. Three sociological perspectives (cid:523)there(cid:495)s 3 we are looking at(cid:524: symbolic interactionism. So not laboratory: affluent teenagers working on coffee shops. Sometimes not a matter of paying the bills, but work had a different meaning for them: it leads to them being more independent from mom and dad or they could express themselves. )t(cid:495)s a process through interaction: social structure and personality. : what are some of the consequences of teenage employment: positive effects. It may increases autonomy in relation to parents: expose to new lifestyles and people. Increase optimism in the future: negative effects, lead to substance abuse (more common among white adolescents, school absenteeism and dropouts (but also depends on other variables, obviously depends on the working being performed and individual statuses, ex.