DIGJ 2400 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Symbolic Interactionism, Post-Structuralism, Theory-Theory

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Digital Journalism
• Course: DIGJ 2400
• Professor: dr. Urvashi Soni- Sinha

Document Summary

Connection between theory and research- form of the theory and relationship between data and theory. (cid:862)theor(cid:455)(cid:863): e(cid:454)pla(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of o(cid:271)served regulataries or patter(cid:374)s. Deterministic, the two variables always go together. Problamistic, the two variables go together with some degree of regularity. Assess adequacy of a particular social theory. Durkhei(cid:373)(cid:859)s theory of suicide- maintains that suicide is a function of the level of social integration, theory of middle range. Merto(cid:374)(cid:859)s anomie theory: suggests crime is more common when a society instils a desire for wealth in everyone but provides insufficient means. Limited in scope and can be tested directly. Include theories such as structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, critical theory, post- structuralism, feminism. Standpoint theory (dorothy smith)- way we view the world and make our way in it is largely determined by our placement in various hierarchies of status and power. Structuration theory (giddens)- attempts to bridge the gulf between notions of structure and agency in social life.