Sociology 2240E Lecture 12: Week 12
22 Mar 2016
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Week 12: global society applied sociological theory. Terms for transformation to modernity: urban, division of labour, rationality, individualism, bureaucracy, capitalism, nation-states, emancipation, progress through science and universal knowledge. Take into account both agency and structure. Bio: born 1929, germany horrified by nazi regime. Adorno"s assistant (1950s), professor of sociology (max planck insititute) Eclectic theorist (deriving from a diverse range of sources) but most associated with critical theorists of frankfurt school: main departure: modernity as an incomplete project emancipatory potential still to come. Communicative action: engaging in democractic social change through reason. Hi evolutionary theory is similar to marx"s contradictions are drivers of social change: however, incorporation of ideas/culture depart from marx (too much weight on economic structures. Legitimation crisis: contradictions that challenge present system. Grand theory two primary elements of society (system/lifeworld duality: system: political and economic structures that organize relations of power and material resources, subject to increasing rationalization.
