SY101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Feminist Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, Interpersonal Communication
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A sociological school of thought that stressed how human behaviour is governed by social structures that are based mainly on shared values that contribute to social stability. Social structure: functionalist theories stress that human behaviour is governed by stable patterns of social realtions, or social structures. Social stability: functionalist theories show how social structures maintain social stability. Shared values: functionalist theories emphasize that social structures are mainly based on shared values. Equilibrium: functionalism suggests that re establishing equilibrium can best solve most social problems. Conflict theory: a sociological school of thought that focuses on how large social structures such as the relations among classes produce social stability in some circumstances and social change in others. Macro-level structure: conflict theory focuses on large, macro level structures such as class relations or patterns of domination, submission, and struggle between people of high and low standing.
