SOC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fokker E.Ii, Symbolic Interactionism
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Class notes 8/31/16: properties of large groups, channel behavior in a manner similar to physical structures - emile. Applies to large groups, not individuals: important social structures, laws, policies, norms - things that regulate our behavior, sex ratio - can be broken down to age, race, religion b. i. Allows us to observe and predict behavior b. i. 1. b. i. 2. Low ratio - more independence and competition amongst women: population density c. i. High - more traffic, disease, violence, cost for living, more anonymity and restrictions: age structure d. i. What proportion of population is what age d. ii. Allows policy making according to population and demographics: stratification e. i. High class vs low class accessibility to resources e. ii. Do classes have interaction amongst each other or are they isolated: micro theoretical perspective - theories give explanations, symbolic interactionism a. i. People communicate by symbols - verbal, body, etc a. i. 2. We respond to people in situations based on what we assign to them a. i. 3.
