HECOL611- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 31 pages long!)

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Conflict: characterized by negotiation of access to resources and power differentials to access within families (micro-level) and between social groups (macro-level, can be transformative and not only a state of negotiation or negative state that must be managed. History: 19th century theory in social sciences, european thought during industrial revolution, interest in the impact of capitalism on social structure, setting the foundation for structural functionalism. Core assumptions: humans are organized into groups, society is characterized by the scarcity of resources, conflict is a process where one person will gain and one person will lose. 2: conflict process is steered by power leading to zero-sum game, one family member gains while another loses, influences on competition for resources, external-to-family factors, internal-to-family factors. If both have power, what is the power differential: how do couples navigate power, influences of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, social norms, etc.

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