SOCL 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Erving Goffman, Thomas Theorem, Eye Contact
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Focuses on broad features of society such as social class and the relationships of groups to one another; usually used by functionalists and conflict theorists a. ii. a. iii. Used to place people in their social class. The framework of society that surrounds us, consist of the ways that people and groups are related to one another; this framework gives direction to and sets limits on our behavior a. i. 2. Refers to the typical patterns of a group a. i. 1. a. Example: relationships between men and women, students and teachers, etc People learn behaviors and attitudes because of their location in the social structure. The degree to which members of a group or society are united by shared values and other social bonds; social cohesion a. i. 1. b. Durkheim"s term for the unity that people feel as a result of performing the same or similar tasks a. i. 1. a. ii.