SOC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Symbolic Interactionism, Michel Foucault, Feminist Theory

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Sam Alvaro

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Ideas of structural functionalist: enduring features of society can ultimate be explained in terms of their. Functional purpose: ex society develop religion as a way of reacting common values or accounting for things that cannot be explained without reference to supernatural being. Individuals are heavily shaped and constrained by the social system in which they are living: ex, conflicts are minimized by the social system are individuals learn and more or less accept their place, ex. Why study everyday human behavior: symbolic interactionism distinguishes humans from other species is that in our everyday interactions we interpret and give meaning to objects, activities and people in ways that other species do not. I: represents the subjective subjective dimension of the self. Erving goffman: employs the shakespeare quote all the world"s a stage to compare social life to theatre, argues that our behaviours are similar to the performances of actors.