SOCI 3251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sui Generis, Sociological Theory, Collective Effervescence
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A sociologist would example the logic of any system/structure and its empirical. This position grants more autonomy to actors, as they are seen as relatively free to. Here it is individuals and groups creating, recreating, or altering order-- it works up to. Society is understood as a reality sui generis that operates according to its own logic. There are theories that emphasize collectivist or individualist causes. There are theories that emphasize rational or irrational causes. And there are an array of established subfields. Sociological theory has many different aspects to consider. Society is thus pictured as an overarching system that works down on individuals and groups to determine order. distinct from the will of individuals. Over time this orientation has earned several names as well- micro, subjectivist, and the term we adopt: individualist produce society reproduce the patterns and routines of social life (i. e. order) or transform them.
