SOC 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Disorganization Theory
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8 Sep 2018
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• Functionalism
o Societal Functions
o Manifest Function
▪ Intended activity or the purpose of the process
o Latent Function
▪ An unintended, beneficial consequence of a social process
• Example: the rain dance
▪ Not overly recognized
• Social Problems exist because
o Institutions fail to fulfill functions
o When disfunction occurs
o Dysfunction
▪ Undesirable consequence of a social process
• Can lead to social disorganization
• Conflict perspective
o Macrolevel analysis
o Assumes inherent power struggle
▪ Class, race, gender, sexual orientation
o Different groups work to control scarce resources
o Being denied a sense of control results in
▪ Powerlessness. Meaninglessness, normlessness, self-isolation
• Symbolic Interactionist Perspective