SOCIOL 2LL3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Phenomenological Sociology, Neofunctionalism, Symbolic Interactionism
17 Oct 2017
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Aspects of contemporary theory: levels of analysis, theory at the macro level. Focus on social structures and examines the structure of society. Look at role of institutions and classes in societies. Durkheim - division of labour in society & how permeates/organizes society. Weber - processes of rationalization and bureaucratization & how permeates society: theory at the micro level. Interactions between individuals, and within small groups: political orientations, conservative perspectives. Focus on analyzing social order, advocating social stability and the need to maintain social inequality. Structural functionalism, neo-functionalism, systems theory: critical perspectives. Critical of the kind of society we have, focus on transforming society. Focus on analyzing social con ict, generating social change and the need to reduce or eliminate social inequality. Neo-marxism, contemporary feminist theory, theories of race and colonialism. Historical developments in contemporary theory: the emergence and growth of micro theory, symbolic interactionism (best known micro level theory in sociology)
