SOCIOL 2CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anomie, Deep Structure And Surface Structure, Homeostasis
19 Apr 2020
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Seeks to explain why people act in particular ways. Crime and deviance understood as threats to society as the social order. Is an evolutionary approach - goal is a utopian society. Informed by philosophical tradition that reacted against chaos of french and american revolutions. Can utilize scientific methods to understand/explain society. How it is organized its latent and manifest functions. How social order is maintained - a core concern. Exist because we all agree they should. Understand how social systems operate in a unified way. Seeks to identify and analyze unintended consequences, hidden processes, deep structure and latent functions of society. Employs a biological analogy to explain how society operates. Is like a living organism, like the human body. To meet goals of social order, solidarity and survival. Healthier the parts, the more vital of society. Changes in one part of the system affects all other parts. Norm violations are signs of disruption of natural order and equilibrium of society.
