SOC100H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Symbolic Interactionism, Structural Functionalism, Dialectic
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And if it breaks, it"ll work itself out . Society changes: evolution; pressure on individuals by social structures (darwin was popular during this time) If society is having problems, correct by law, sanctions, mores, standards, etc: don"t intervene society does the work and rights itself. Criticism: does not well explain change due to dysfunctions; there"s no space here for human intervention. Society based on unequal distribution and access of scarce social resources. Society exists: inequality; this causes unrest, stratification. Society changes: revolution instead of evolution: dialectic process; pressure on individual by social structure. Society having problems: correct by revolution: must intervene we have to make the change happen. Criticism: where"s the revolution, marx: we"re hundreds of years into capitalism, and there hasn"t been such a large social upheaval. Response to macro level problems: stresses the role of the individual on the structure. Society based on: exchanges with others, meanings attached to exchanges.
