SSCI 1300U Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bourgeoisie, Surplus Labour, Biological Determinism
1 Mar 2017
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Strengths: consensus about norms and values, key institutions in society work together, seeks stability, macro level. Limitations: can"t explain rapid change, don"t see anything wrong with inequality based on race, gender, class (rgc), etc. Strength: attention to power, attention to inequalities based on r, g, c, etc. , macro level. Limitations: little focus on social stability and shared values. Strengths: focus on the definition of the situation, micro level. Limitations: limited attention to how social structures create social inequality. Review feminist theory: someone makes a claim, someone or some institution (e. g. , the media) transmits the message, public reaction, policy making, legislation or cultural shifts in thinking about the issue, social problem industry, outcomes and responses. ________ refers to elites, interest groups, or community leaders who stereotype and classify some situations as problems: problem-makers, ideologues, social constructionists, whistle-blowers, moral entrepreneurs. All social reality is conditional and temporary: true, false.
