SOCI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Testability, Pure Sociology, Conflict Theories
30 Nov 2016
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Final exam: here, on tuesday, dec 13 @ 12:00, covers all the material since 3rd test, morality + theory, also has a cumulative element based on my summary of the course on thursday. You will need to go back over the earlier readings to see which supports which summary points. Theory: all scientific theory judged by 5 criteria, we"ve looked at 3 theoreti(cid:272)al syste(cid:373)s. Motivationalism (cid:271)ehavior is the produ(cid:272)t of the so(cid:272)ial e(cid:374)viro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g o(cid:374) people"s motivations (e. g. , southern culture of honor: 2. Rational choice people choose whichever action yields them the greatest net benefits: 3. Conflict theory the struggle or conflict between groups determine what people and institutions do. First published in the behavior of law (1976) Social structure = the location and direction of behavior in social space: ps: to explain social behavior, look to its social structure (aka social geometry, 5 dimensions of social space.
