SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Unintended Consequences, Metatheory
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We theorize quite a bit; we are pattern-seeking. Statements about how or why particular facts about the social world are related. Interconnected series of testable assertions and propositions. We have an idea about the world, series of propositions; we can test it. Emphasizes particular problems and makes testable assertions about those problems. A way of looking at and interpreting reality. Functionalism: attempts to explain why there is order. Human behaviour is governed by stable patterns of social relations. Shows how structures maintain or undermine social stability. Social structures are based mainly on shared values. We all more or less agree on what our values are; that"s how our society works. Re-establishing equilibrium is the best way to solve social problems. Function: consequence of a social pattern for the operation of society. Manifest function: intended consequence of a social pattern. Latent function: unintended consequence of a social pattern. Dysfunction: social pattern that disrupts the operation of society.
