SOC 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: False Consciousness, Industrial Revolution, Class Consciousness
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Grand theory: explain universal features of all societies. Conflict theory: idea that conflict between competing interests is the basic, animating force of social change and society in general. Feminist theory: aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. Midrange theory: attempts to predict how certain social institutions tend to function (have clearer and more limited goals) Social interaction the way people act together and alter their behavior around others. Social structure external forces (social hierarchies) & institutions (influence individuals) 3 common themes: nature of the individual, basis for social order, circumstances/conditions under which societies change. Families & communities socialize children into norms; social identities. Organizations & institutions where we work, worship, relax, exercise. Social & economic contexts world we are born into labor. Explanations of social problems as shortcomings rather than flaws. Workers classify themselves in opposition to capitalists and capitalism itself. Work is considered as just an unfulfilling their nature and potential.
