SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pierre Bourdieu, Social Capital, Bourgeoisie
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Everyone has a sociological imagination but not everyone uses one. Personal problems are a reflection of larger social issues (structures and institutions) Central sociological perspectives sociologists study the social world from a variety of perspectives structural functionalism conflict marx symbolic interactionism - max weber. Had a very multivariate approach to theory, he studied individual suicides and focused on the the rates rather than single causes to find the deeper pathological problems of society. Functional theorists seek to identify the basic functions that must be fulfilled in all societies. Your roles and statuses in society is constantly changing, improving. Anything that persists over time must perform some function that is important for the reproduction of society. A structural functionalist is always looking to maintain equilibrium in society, how does society function. Had a historical comparative approach to theory. He believed that there was a class called proletariat which was the working class.
