SOCB43H3 Lecture : SOC B43 Lecture 2.docx
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If i m just sitting in my room thinking, that s action, but it s not social action. Once we get together as a group and start talking about things, which is social action. F you remember marx, the focus was classes are you a worker or owner. Durkheim structures of organization and it s relation to creating broader social integration. Weber s focus is not on the structure of organization, it s the subjective meaning of what people get out of it. Often people s actions are explained by things that don t have anything to do with meaning background conditions, environment, genetics. At any given time, there s a lot of people doing a lot of things, so that s a lot of subjective meaning. Typology: the types of meanings people can give to their behaviour. 4 major types of action: you go around and see people doing stuff all the time, and it seems random.
