DISS Flashcards
(42 cards)
views society as a complex unit composed of many parts
structural functionalism
3 macro level approach
social structure, institution, functions
patterns in society that are relatively stable
social structure
groups that influence norms in society
social institution
consequences of each social structure
social function
6 social institution
family
school
economy
religion
culture
government
2 social institution w specific function
1.Interrelated and interdependence of social institution
2. promoting stability and survival
he compared society to the human body
herbert spencer
he is related to the survival of the fittest
herbert spencer
2 types of function
- Manifest function
- Latent function
recognized and intended consequences, readily attributed
manifest function
unrecognized/unintended, hidden purpose
latent function
elements/processes within society, detrimental to society, may vary from 1 person to another
social dysfunction
sees society as struggle between segmebts of society
marxism
social classes is also known as what
social segment
3 types of social class
upper, middle, lower class
2 primary types of social class
bourgeoisie, proletariat
struggles of social classes
social conflict
conflict between entire class, means of production, brought upon by capitalism
class conflict
economic system where natural resources and means of producing goods are privately owned, pruvate ownership, profit making
capitalism
economic and political system, opposite of capitalism
communism
foundation to all institution
economic base
family, law, government, school, religion
superstructure
Emphasizes the importance of subjective meaning, and it proved to be influential to symbolic interactionism as a general approach in sociology.
action theory