SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Altruistic Suicide, Industrial Revolution, Symbolic Interactionism
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Sociology the systematic study of human behaviour in social context. 4 types of explanation in sociology: functionalism. Stresses how human behaviour is governed by social structures that are based mainly on shared values and that contribute to social stability. Social class a position people occupy in a hierarchy that is shaped by economic criteria, including wealth and income: conflict theory. Focuses on how large social structures, such as the relations among classes, produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in others. Theory a conjecture about the way observed facts are related: symbolic interactionism. Examines how various aspects of social life, including fashion, convey meaning and thereby assist or impede communication. Symbols ideas that carry meaning: feminism. Claims that male domination and female subordination are determined not by biological necessity but by structures of power and social convention conventionally defined by society. Gender one"s sense of being masculine or feminine as. Patriarchy the system of male domination of women.
