SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Harriet Martineau, Auguste Comte, Critical Theory
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Theory: a statement of how and why specific facts are related. Explains social behaviour in the real world. Theoretical approach: a basic image of society that guides thinking and research. Social-conflict (includes feminism/ gender-conflict and race-conflict approaches. Normal men turned into soldiers within 70 days. Society as a complex system whose parts work together for solidarity. Social structure is any relatively stable pattern of social behaviour. Social function refers to the consequences for the operation of society as a whole. Auguste comte, emile durkheim, herbert spencer, robert k. merton. "we are different, work together to keep society moving forward" Some people are more important than others. Focusing on social stability and unity, ignores inequalities. The approach ends up being politically conservative. Society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and social change. A point of view that focuses on inequality and conflict between women and men. Closely linked to feminism, the advocacy of social equality for women and men.
