SOCIOL 2CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Altruistic Suicide, Juvenile Delinquency, Symbolic Interactionism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 2CC3
• Professor: rhona shaw

Document Summary

Seeks to explain why people act in particular ways. Why people deviate from the norm (and not conform) Deviance understood as a threat to social order. Sf is an evolutionary approach goal is a utopian society. To make society better = a society where there is little/no deviance. Informed by philosophical tradition that reacted against chaos of french and. Can use scienti c methods to understand/explain society. How it is organized, its functions, social roles, etc. How social order is maintained a core concern. Exists because we all agree they should. Analyze whole social systems, not individual parts a macro theory. Concerned with unintended consequences, hidden processes, deep structures, and latent functions of society (unintended functions can cause problems) Employs a biological analogy to explain how society operates. Family, educational system, economy, religion, media etc. To meet their goals of social order, social solidarity, and survival. Healthier the parts = more vital the society.