SOCY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intersectionality, Symbolic Interactionism
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Micro-level framework: a close up focus on social interaction in specific situations. Sees society as the product of the everyday interaction of individuals. Society is composed of nothing more than the reality people construct as they interact each day. We live in worlds of symbols-interpreting everything from body language to fashion to door opening etiquette. Pro: takes into account the small in our everyday lived experiences. Con: risks neglecting widespread influences like race, culture, religion, and gender in favor of unique situations. Explains how inequalities between men and women are created and enforced in daily interactions which makes it a part of what theory? race, gender, religion. Intersectionality- understanding our identities as plural and interlocking; not singular. Structure- recurring patterns of behavior in social life including . Culture- collection of values, norms and beliefs shared by people in a society and passed down generationally. Power- ability to bring about intended outcome, despite opposition. Explaining how evidence was collected and analyzed.
