SOCL 2001 Chapter : Thinking Like A Sociologist Chapter 1 Continued
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Thinking like a sociologist chapter 1 continued 9/1/17. Feminist theory: overview: takes conflict theory a step further. Women suffer injustice: believe in fair and equal treatment by: Gender, race, age, and more: frees women from traditional expectations. Lack of research about women: not until the 1960s was their research on: Feminist theory: many perspectives: many perspectives in feminism: Critiques of feminist theory: many are a part of an old girl network , downplays social class. Looking at poor women but not poor men: focuses on personal issues. Symbolic interactionism: overview: micro-level perspective analyzing behavior: Knowledge, ideas, beliefs, and attitudes: people interpret or define actions. Symbolic interactionism: constructing meaning: society is socially constructed. Meaning is created and modified through social interaction. People take into account others in behavior: ex: the game of football was created through social interaction. Symbolic interactionism: symbols and shared meaning: examines the subjective interpersonal meaning of symbols. Words, gestures, or pictures that stand for something.
