SOC100 Chapter 1-3: Chapter 1-3 Summary
3 Feb 2016
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Chapter 1: introducing sociology study of human behaviour in social context. Social structure stable patterns of social relations. Social solidarity degree of connectedness: altruistic too controlled, anomic - little solidarity, egoistic weak ties. Social stability maintain or fail social: microstructures face-to-face stability interaction, mesostructure not intimately acquainted, macrostructure outside one"s circle of intimates, global structure outside national level. Social facts ways of acting, thinking or feeling (external to the individual) Class conflict: bourgeoisie (owners) vs. proletariat (workers) Praxis moral obligation to share info to help powerless. Harriet martineau voting rights, higher education for women gender equality. Macro (social structures and institutions) vs micro (small scale interaction) Like a machine (must be in good working order) Maintain (or fail to maintain) social stability. Problems can be solved by: re- establishing equilibrium. George herbert mead: taking the role of other. Determined: social structures of power and social convention.
