Sociology 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Symbolic Interactionism, Microsociology, Institutional Economics
16 Mar 2015
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The major concern of sociology is to explain why members of some groups (ex. share territory, way of life, status, social characteristics, etc. ) behave differently from others. Social facts social sources of behaviour used to explain group rates of behaviour. Egoistic suicide occurs because of lack of social ties. Anomic suicide found in societies marked by insufficient regulations, a condition that arises in time of extensive or rapid social change. Fatalistic suicide found in societies with too many rules and too few options. Functionalism sociological model that portrays society as harmonious and based on consensus. Equilibrium stability based on a balance among parts and consensus. Dysfunction - occasionally, temporary and inevitable minor problems. Conflict theory sociological model that portrays society as marked by competition or exploitation: power holds society together, conflict is society"s natural state, revolutions and radical disturbance fuel social change and improvement.
