SOCL 3601 : Exam 1 Notes
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Three major theoretical perspectives: structural functionalism looks at the bigger parts of society and how they are connected; what they provide. Generally focus on the smooth operations: conflict theory looks at the competition of society. Early 20the century, largely based on the ideas of karl marx (usually known for communism when industrialism was huge). He wanted to fix the problems of industrialism, and that solution was communism: economic system is most important of any society because that"s how we survive. The people in control are the means & modes : the communists he referred to as the bougeizes . George h. mead: believe nothing can be accomplished without the people, people can build these complex societies with the use of symbolic interactions language, reflect on past, plan for future. Behaviorism: grew out of animal psychology, stimuli comes in the form of rewards when we behave the way society wants and punished when we behave opposite.
