ANTA02H3 Chapter Notes -Symbolic Interactionism, Conflict Theories, Social Order
Document Summary
Functionalism stresses that human behaviour is governed by relatively stable social structures. Underlines how the social structure maintains social stability. Maintaining social system (trying to let everyone have a say) can solve most social problems ex. Workers agree on getting less pay can avoid strikes and suicides. Social stability (control) how stable the society is. Manifest function are visible and intended effects of social structure. Latent function are invisible and unintended effects of social structure. Dysfunctional consequences are effects of social structure that create social instability. Conflict theory created by karl marx: conflict theory stresses that people of the privileged will try to maintain their advantage while subordinate (minor) struggle to improve theirs. Conflict theory leads to the suggestion that eliminating privilege will lower the level of conflict. Classes avoid one another, no shared values and culture, and parts of society do not necessarily contribute to social order (blacks and whites in the past)
