SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Conflict Theory, Protestant Work Ethic

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Sampson Blair

Document Summary

Karl marx (1818-1883) - talked about how throughout every society exploits a social class . all of society , due to. Marxism ( not communism ) class conflict . Emile durkheim ( 1868 - 1917 ) - argued norms are real and interaction . guides social: were. Conducted european suicide study : rates of suicide. Ani minify in large communities suicide (ctoliction of social norm) . Max weber ( 1864 : - proposed religion endangered capitalism : Statement of how and why specific facts are related . Theoretical approach key elements : rejects the idea that social structure promotes the operation of society as a whole . Suggests society is structured in ways to benefit a few at the expense of the majority . Symbolic interaction theory : key elements : society is people construct one another . a shared reality that as they interact with.