SE 7 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Sociological Theories
- Structural F___________m
- Conflict Theory
- S______c Interactionism
Feminist Sociology
Sociological Theories
- Structural Functionalism
- Conflict Theory
Feminist Sociology - Symbolic Interactionism
Structural Functionalism Theory
refers to the way different parts of a society
are organized to m______n societal stability
Structural Functionalism Theory
refers to the way different parts of a society
are organized to maintain societal stability
Structural Functionalism Theory
most popular sociological theory until
—1960s
grew out of work of E____e D______m (1858-
1917)
Structural Functionalism Theory
most popular sociological theory until
—1960s
grew out of work of Emile Durkheim (1858-
1917)
Emile Durkheim
studied suicide rates in Europe and concluded social causation: -lack of social i\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_n -lack of collective m\_\_\_l regulation (a\_\_\_\_e)
Emile Durkheim
studied suicide rates in Europe and concluded social causation: -lack of social integration -lack of collective moral regulation (anomie)
—Other Structural Functionalists
T_____t P_____s (1902-1979)
-“the s__k role”
—Other Structural Functionalists
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
-“the sick role”
—Other Structural Functionalists R\_\_\_\_t M\_\_\_\_n (1910-2003) -m\_\_\_\_\_\_t versus l\_\_\_\_\_t functions
—Other Structural Functionalists Robert Merton (1910-2003) -manifest versus latent functions
Conflict Theory
• views society as an arena of continual
struggle between groups competing for
r_______s and p____r
• asserts that some groups have privileged
access to resources and power
Conflict Theory
• views society as an arena of continual
struggle between groups competing for
resources and power
• asserts that some groups have privileged
access to resources and power
Conflict Theory
• associated with work of Karl Marx
18__-18__
Conflict Theory
• associated with work of Karl Marx
1818-1883
Karl Marx
• witnessed exploitation of p_________t by
c_________s during industrial revolution
believed that proletariat would eventually
overthrow the capitalists to establish a
c______t society
Karl Marx
• witnessed exploitation of proletariat by
capitalists during industrial revolution
believed that proletariat would eventually
overthrow the capitalists to establish a
communist society
Karl Marx
communism: classless society; where the
p_____c owns the means of _______n and
workers paid based on ability and need
Karl Marx
communism: classless society; where the
public owns the means of production and
workers paid based on ability and need
Feminist Sociology
•gathered significant strength after 19_0s
•extends c______t theory to inequality between
the sexes
Feminist Sociology
•gathered significant strength after 1970s
•extends conflict theory to inequality between
the sexes
Feminist Sociology
•asserts that the social c_________n of gender
leads to inequalities
social_c_________n: a person’s experience of
reality is determined by the social
m_____g attached to that reality
Feminist Sociology
•asserts that the social construction of gender
leads to inequalities
social_construction: a person’s experience of
reality is determined by the social
meaning attached to that reality
D_____y S___h-(1__6)
•Canadian sociologist and feminist theorist
The Everyday World as P_______c (1987)
Dorothy Smith-(1626)
•Canadian sociologist and feminist theorist
The Everyday World as Problematic (1987)
Dorothy Smith-(1626)
•critical of the ‘___-____’ approach in sociological
studies of women
-the importance of understanding the
‘l_____d experience’
Dorothy Smith-(1626)
•critical of the ‘top-down’ approach in sociological
studies of women
-the importance of understanding the
‘lived experience’
Dorothy Smith-(1626)
- ‘standpoint theory’ -5 i___________y
- promotes a______t research methods
Dorothy Smith-(1626)
- ‘standpoint theory’ -5 intersectionality
- promotes activist research methods
Symbolic Interactionism
•use of everyday forms of social interaction to
explain society as a whole
Symbolic Interactionism
•use of everyday forms of social interaction to
explain society as a whole
Symbolic Interactionism
•peoples actions in a given situation can be
understood only by first understanding the
m______g they ascribe to that situation
approach grew out of work of M_x W___r
(1864-1920)
Symbolic Interactionism
•peoples actions in a given situation can be
understood only by first understanding the
meaning they ascribe to that situation
approach grew out of work of Max Weber
(1864-1920)
Max Weber
•Marx argued that capitalism differentiated
traditional and modern societies; economic
differentiation
•Weber argued that traditional and modern societies
could also be differentiated based on political, social
and cultural factors; r________m and s_____e
•Ritzer (2000): The McDonaldization of Society
Max Weber
•Marx argued that capitalism differentiated
traditional and modern societies; economic
differentiation
•Weber argued that traditional and modern societies
could also be differentiated based on political, social
and cultural factors; rationalism and science
•Ritzer (2000): The McDonaldization of Society
The Protestant-Ethic and-the
Spirit of Capitalism-Max Weber
Weber aimed to show the connection between capitalism and P_________m
The Protestant-Ethic and-the
Spirit of Capitalism-Max Weber
Weber aimed to show the connection between capitalism and P_________m
The Protestant-Ethic and-the
Spirit of Capitalism-Max Weber
Capitalism:
-devotion to amassing w____h beyond personal need
The Protestant-Ethic and-the
Spirit of Capitalism-Max Weber
Capitalism:
-devotion to amassing wealth beyond personal need
The Protestant-Ethic and-the
Spirit of Capitalism-Max Weber
Protestantism:
-hard work
-emphasis on self-control, discipline and denial
-belief that salvation could be earned through good
work; work was a ‘calling’ (duty)
The Protestant-Ethic and-the
Spirit of Capitalism-Max Weber
Protestantism:
-hard work
-emphasis on self-control, discipline and denial
-belief that salvation could be earned through good
work; work was a ‘calling’ (duty)
