SOCL 3101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Erving Goffman, Empiricism, Determinism
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History of sociology: positivism, lead to empiricism, using science to make a better world in a positive way, whatever we are studying is the result of certain laws of nature, society is something bigger than a collection of people, dominant theme of sociology, comte. Major social changes throughout history come from when one economic system overthrows another: class position, based on means of production, what caused alienation, marx. Goffman: what is dramaturgy, life in terms of a stage, when in the presence of others, we present a character to them, what is impression management, our efforts to control info that is given to other people and shape their sense of who we are, strategies, front. Exchange theory: we interact with others because we want something out of them and vice versa, distributive justice, in any exchange, we want to feel as if each person is treated fairly, norm of reciprocity, blau, obligation when we get something from someone.
