SOC 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Instrumental And Value Rationality, Talcott Parsons, Feminist Theory
26 Mar 2018
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Social theories: are systematic ideas about the relationship between individuals and societies, a. k. a analytical frameworks for understanding the social world, social theory is central to the sociological imagination. Classical social theory in the late 19th and early 20th century. Key thinkers in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century started the foundations of modern sociology and social theory. Classes: groups of people who share similar set of economic interests. Modes of production: characterize the dominant economic systems in a society and the classes that the economic system gives rise to: ancient societies, feudalism, and capitalism ancient societies: based on slavery. Feudalism: characterized by largely agrarian societies with a tiny group of landowners. Bourgeoisie: possess special resources called capital, can use their capital to hire other people to work for them. Capital: money or other assets that can be used for business investments.
