Sociology 2206A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Inequality, Symbolic Interactionism, Inductive Reasoning
8 Feb 2018
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Social theory can be defined as a system of interconnected abstractions or ideas that condenses and organizes knowledge about the social world. Social theorists create explanations about the working of society and the interactions between the members of the group. Idiographic ="specific description" refers to explaining an aspect of the social world by offering a highly detailed picture. Structural functionalism: society is a system of interdependent parts that is in equilibrium/balance, a basic consensus on values or a value system holds society together. Imperative to understand the meaning surrounding gender and how power relation play themselves out in subtle ways in various aspects of social inequality: critical race theory. Inequalities experienced in society cant be explained solely by theories of class or gender. Direction of theorizing: deductive approach =begin with abstract logical relationship among concepts then move towards concrete empirical evidence.
