SOCI 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Symbolic Interactionism, Feminist Theory, Social Theory
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Theory- framework for understanding the world we live in. Common elements in theory: people and their actions, what holds societies together, how societies change. Modern sociology emerged in the mid-1800s in response to: the industrial revolution, the movement of people from rural areas to cities, governmental changes, decline of religious influence. Believed the economy was the most important component of a society, particularly in who own/controls the surplus and the means they use to owns/control it. Marx is the father of modern conflict theory. Durkheim is well known for the term social fact (social forces), social solidarity, and the influence of religion in everyday life. (suicide) He published that it was okay to have a lot of money. *quiz question about the difference between power and authority theoretical innovation in the 1900s structural-functionalism society is a complex system of interrelated parts structured to maintain stability and order.
