SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: International Trade, Determinative, Formal System
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The most basic, enduring,relative, stable, and determinative patterns of social relations. Understanding the relationship between individuals vs social structures and social structure vs other social structures. Ex: patriarchy, kinship, economy, politics, culture, sexuality, and racism. Patterns of social relations on the small scale (one-on-one interactions) intimacy, local,etc. Pattern s of social relations on a large scale, above and beyond individual. Some sociologist place too much pressure on the macro scales functionalism. Ex: patriarchy, socio-economic class, racism, gender, and sexuality. Structures that encompass, crisscross, and permeate all societies. Ex: international economic organizations, global communications, and the international political organizations. Stable patterns of social relations or macrostructure that govern human behaviour. Some functionalist ask how social stratifications (social class) is a good things ; inequality helps keep society stable. Social structure are based on shared values and norms. Social problems solved by finding an equilibrium (consensus) Macrostructures create division and conflict between dominant and subordinate groups.
