SOCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thomas Theorem, Impression Management, Role Theory
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Statuses of people within them: functionalist view. Social institutions are established ways of meeting group needs (or functional requisites: conflict view. Social institutions are primarily a means by which the elite maintain privileged positions. Safeguard wealthy, elite, and their privileged positions. Know this section of the book for exam. Degree to which members of a society/group are united by shared values and other social bounds. Too (cid:373)uch social i(cid:374)tegratio(cid:374) people (cid:373)ight co(cid:373)(cid:373)it suicide. A shared consciousness that people feel as a result of performing the same or similar tasks. Interdependence that results from the division of labor, as a part of the same unit, we depend on each other to fulfill their jobs. Like the organs in our body: we need all organs/all people, ferdinand t nnies. Everyone knows everyone else and people share a sense of togetherness: village life. The symbols people use to define their worlds. How definitions affect their behavior: w. i.
