SYO 4400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Total Fertility Rate, Symbolic Interactionism, Structural Functionalism
11 Jun 2018
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Lecture 2
-3 theories sociologists use to understand the social world!
•Conflict theory !
•Structural functionalism!
•Symbolic interactionism!
-Culture: Material and non-material things that make up a social life!
-Structural functionalism: Sets of interrelated organizational features (of society) that
operate to the overall functioning (of society)!
-Symbolic interactionism: Social events must be understood on a macro- and micro-
level!
-Birth rate: # of live births per 100 women!
•Not age specific B/P X 1000 U.S. approx 14!
-Fertility rate: Avg # of live births per women in a population !
•B/P X 1000 for women 15 - 44 62.9 (as of 2014)!
-Called the General Fertility Rate!
-Total fertility rate: Avg expected age specific birth rates!
•High: 3.8 to Low: 1.89 (current rate)!
-Replacement rate: # of live births needed to replace native population!
-Health Literacy: The ability to read, understand, and act on medical information!
-Longevity is the same as life expectancy!
-Life span
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Document Summary
3 theories sociologists use to understand the social world: con ict theory, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism. Culture: material and non-material things that make up a social life. Structural functionalism: sets of interrelated organizational features (of society) that operate to the overall functioning (of society) Symbolic interactionism: social events must be understood on a macro- and micro- level. Birth rate: # of live births per 100 women: not age speci c b/p x 1000 u. s. approx 14. Fertility rate: avg # of live births per women in a population: b/p x 1000 for women 15 - 44 62. 9 (as of 2014) Total fertility rate: avg expected age speci c birth rates: high: 3. 8 to low: 1. 89 (current rate) Replacement rate: # of live births needed to replace native population. Health literacy: the ability to read, understand, and act on medical information. Longevity is the same as life expectancy.
