SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Complex Number, Nuclear Family, Social Inequality
16 Sep 2016
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Everyday : opinions, received wisdom, inconsistent & incoherent. Systematic, coherent explanation based on rigorous social observations (research) *we use theory to understand what"s going on around us. Huge body of sociological theory, dating back from the 19th century. Systematic searching for the actual causes of phenomenon. Each has a set of common premises. Learn the key premises of each school. Functionalism: society regulates people"s self-interest, socialized selves hide self-serving beasts, society restrains the beasts, making social order possible, understand like an biological organism, made up of parts, social intuitions. Shared norms & values that we learn through the socialization process. If it is fair & all contributions are valued. Stratification is functional: efficient division of labor; motivation for hard work. Hierarchy is a good thing if they accept it. They must think it is fair so they can work their way up on the social class as well as their contributions to social society.
