SOCL 3601 Lecture : SOCL 3601 Notes
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Micro-level theories: symbolic interactionism, behaviorism, exchange theory, social learning theory, albert bandura. Posits that learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context. Can occur purely through observation or direct instruction: even in the absence of motor reproduction or direct reinforcement, dramaturgy, erving goffman. Broad theory; did not believe it could be categorized under symbolic interactionism. Look at life in regard to stages . Criticisms of goffman are simply a misunderstanding of what goffman means by. Highest stages of fertility for women is between. Begins to see a sharp decline around 35. Persistence hunting: omnivorous, capacity for invention. Gives us the ability to cook our own food. Gives us the ability to make clothes. Etc: world openness and plasticity, the more specialized an organism is the more its tied to its environment, humans are not specialized. Through our capacity for invention and our unique characteristics, we can inhabit almost any environment.
