SOC 150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: George Herbert Mead, Herbert Blumer, Catharine Mackinnon
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Howard becker: sociology is the study of people doing things together because neither the individual nor society exists independently labeling theory: wright mills: sociological imagination. Harriet matineau: social activist wrote about social changes that were radical for this time period. Herbert spenser: social darwinism (societies evolve through time) Talcott parsons: elaborated on the structural functionalism theory and applied to modern society. George herbert mead: symbolic interactionism(interactionist theory) mimic their parents and play roles-means sth. Robert merton: manifest/ latent fuction , structural strain theory: conformity, Erving goffman: self: is developed through interactions with others in society. Dramaturgy- the way people strategically present themselves to others. Impression management: the effort to control the impression we make on others so that they form a desired view of us and the situation; the use of self-presentation and performance tactics. Niel smelser and jeffrey alexander: attempted to modify functionalist theory to better incorporate problems like racial and ethnic identity in a diverse society.
