SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anomie, Nuclear Family, Scapegoating
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Premises of functionalism: societies are can be understood as systems. Many parts of one whole: system of interrelated part; there are lots of parts of society that can all be related to one another, the needs of society are separate from the needs of the individual. If something exists in a social system it must be there for a reason. Examples: threats at uoft: numerous messages were made inciting violence against. Allows for debate and redefinition of societal values and institutional responsibilities: addresses functional for whom critique, some social processes produce real harms: cause instability is social systems, dysfunction can make a social system stronger or weaker: Anomie at the personal level: psychological feeling of distress, normlessness lack of connection to the world around you, result of low social integration and low social regulation. Strain theory: developed the sociology of scientific knowledge, influence in broader culture ex.
