SOCIOL 3488 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ralf Dahrendorf, Structural Functionalism, Radical Change
9 Sep 2016
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Overview: 1950s and 1960s alternative to structural functionalism. Ralf dahrendorf (1929 2009: two theories: consensus vs. conflict. Consensus: static, ordered, stable, held together by norms/values/morality. Conflict: dynamic, changing, conflicted, held together by people at top having coercive power: conflict arises from prior consensus. Group of people controlled by hierarchy of authority: what do people express in these associations? positions. Conflict groups: interest groups that engage in action. Lewis coser (1913 2003: attempted to combine structural functionalism and conflict theory, within society = conflict solidifies and includes isolated, between societies = conflict brings alliances and draws boundaries. Randall collins (1941 present: not macro, ideological, marxian, another attempt to talk about conflict, structures = just interaction patterns. Not external to or coercive of individuals: conflict is neither good nor bad. Just understand conflict main process of social life. Attempt to control who is controlling your subjective world. F. 5. five principles of conflict analysis that apply to stratification.
