SOC244H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Rationality, Feminist Theory, Systems Theory
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Idea of explanation in words, possible explanations, maybe right or wrong. Perspectives adopted to explain the social world/natural world. Theories might be biased, based on your knowledge, combine all theories to explain. What do you use to observe the world. We understand part of the world, the perspective you adopt give you insight of the world, what we are equipped of. Economic benefits from the union (2 couples: economic support from the other person. Answers be used to answer why people marry: consequence of independent eg. do not need another person to go up the social ladder in terms of social mobility, afraid of divorce (psychological, avoid conflict of family life. Some societies do not accept children before marriage. Macro level: conflict theory: conflict determining family patterns, socio-economic status influence family life. Social exchange theory: benefit from marriage, exchange between 2 people from the union:
