SOCIOL 2U06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sociological Theory, Class Conflict, Symbolic Interactionism
31 Oct 2013
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Either order theories or change theories: order theories focus on sociological structure and order and things that support or reinforce the status quo, change theories focus on social change, sometimes advocate change or revolution. Either macro or micro: macro: can envision society as being made up of external social structure that shapes and constrains individuals in a society. Suggest structure imposes on agency: micro: human agency prioritized over social structure. Suggest agency imposes on structure: structural functionalism, order theory, macro, conflict theory, change theory, macro, symbolic interactionism, change theory, micro, feminist theories, change theory, macro and micro. How animals mate, pair, form unions or not. Make conclusions about the animal kingdom and make inferences about human beings based on studies of the animal kingdom. This is highly problematic: a lot of criticisms at these perspectives in terms of their utility for understanding humans and the intimate relationships we form.
