SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Sociological Imagination, Symbolic Interactionism, Social Class
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September 15, 2014: sociology is the systematic study of human behavior in social context. Functionalism: functionalism, a sociological school of thought that stresses how human behavior is governed by social structures that are based mainly on shared values and that contribute to social stability. Simpler terms: according to karl marx in all stratified societies there are two major social groups: a ruling class and a subject class. The ruling class derives its power from its ownership and control of the forces of production. The ruling class exploits and oppresses the subject class. Simpler terms: symbolic interaction theory analyzes society by addressing the subjective meanings that people impose on objects, events, and behaviors: patriarchy, the system of male domination of woman. The sociological imagination: patterns of social relations affect your innermost thoughts and feelings, influence your actions, and help shape who you are, social structures, stable patterns of social relations, four levels of social structure, microstructures.
