SOCL 3601 Study Guide - Social Learning Theory, Glasser'S Choice Theory, Behaviorism
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January 16, 2013: structural functionalism, macro level, conflict theory, from karl marx 19th century, class differences, macro level view of society. Focus on social structure: symbolic interactionism, george h mead, micro level view, talk all you want about class but nothing gets done w/o the individual, create and manipulate significant symbols. Shared meaning for evey1 in society: flags, religious symbols, etc, primarily language, behaviorism (comes from symbolic interactionism, all human behavior in terms of stimuli and response, rewards and punishments. Form habits, then only an occasional reward is necessary: b. f. skinner. Experiments with pigeons through rewards and punishments to do tricks. He thought humans are no different advanced cognitive ability. When around people we present a character (like an actor) & we need our audience to believe that character because if they don"t, the interaction will not go well. Commonly misunderstood: critics say that he is saying that we have no self. January 18, 2013: sociobiology (1975, edward wilson.
