SOCI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Symbolic Interactionism, Ingroups And Outgroups, Achieved Status
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Tradition: the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, and information from generation to generation. Superstition: an irrational belief usually founded on ignorance or fear and characterized by obsessive reverence for omens/charms. Challenged tradition/authority: french revolution (1784, american revolution (1776) Karl marx 1818-1883 and frederick engels: conflict theory: competition of resources, winners and losers (inequality) Emile durkheim 1858-1917: structural functionalism: focus on how social forces maintain stability. Latent function: unintended functions: studied reasons for suicide: fatalistic, anomic, egoistic, and altruistic. Fatalistic: no alternative to oppressive circumstances (powerlessness) Anomic: lives are suddenly disrupted by major events (normlessness) Egoistic: individual is more important than the group. Altruistic: community is more important than the individual (aware of. Max weber 1864-1920 others and their well-being: symbolic interactionism: everyday interaction, how people experience life, what influences interactions. Groups: interact regularly and conscious of identity as a group member. Ingroup: belong to the group and have a sense of loyalty.
