SOC100H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lumpenproletariat, Upper Class, Social Control Theory
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Herbert spencer - sociology is the study of development, structure, and functioning of society. Sociology - study of patterned relations among human. Social institutions - social structure made up of relationships. Sociological imagination - c wright mills: personal experiences linked together with public issues. Means of production -money and equipment require to manufacture goods. Positivism - rational thinking can be proven with science. Robert merton -social institutions perform two functions, latent and manifest. Norms - rules or expectations tell us what behaviour is acceptable in certain social situations. Emile dirkhim - anomie:when social norms are weak due to rapid social change. Confliction theory - view the unequal distribution of power and class conflict. Dahrendorf - society in a constant state of change and conflict. Imperatively coordinated associations - same people rotate in positions of power. Coser - conflict serves as a function as it is never ending. Collins - conflict is a result of social tensions and competing interests.
