SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Symbolic Interactionism, Solidarity, Interpersonal Communication

• School: UTM
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H5
• Professor: Sida Liu

Document Summary

Sociology: systemic study of human behavior in social context. Functionalism: school of thought of how human behavior is governed by social structures that are based on shared values and that contribute to social stability. Social class: position people occupy in a hierarchy shaped by economic criteria, including wealth and income. Conflict theory: school of thought that focuses on how large social structures such as relations among classes, produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in others. Theory: conjecture about the way observed facts are related. Symbolic interactionism: school of thought that highlights how inter-personal communication in face- to-face settings creates subjective meanings that people attach to their social circumstance. Gender: ones sense of being masculine or feminine as conventionally defined by society. Feminism: school of thought claiming that male domination and female subordination are determined not by biological necessity but by structures of power and social convention.