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Structuralist Flashcards

1
Q

What does structure give to a word?

A

Meaning

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2
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Is this a top-down or bottom-up approach?

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Top-down

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3
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What do structuralists think society is more important than?

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The individuals within it

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4
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What do they think social behaviours influenced by?

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social insitutions

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5
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What are the other social structures?

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Class, gender, and ethnicity

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What do they believe are the most important factors in determining the way people act?

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Social institutions and social structures

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7
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What methodologies do they prefer to use?

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Positivist

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8
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What data do they prefer to collect?

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Quantitative data

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9
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Do they think human behaviour is predictable?

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Yes

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What do they think their collected data can provide?

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solutions to social issues

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11
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What are some examples of structural theories?

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Consensus theories (functionalism) and Conflict theories (Marxism and feminism)

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12
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Did marxism and feminism start out in the structuralist tradition?

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Yes

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13
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What do marxism and feminism agree with in terms of structural theory?

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That structural inequality exists

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14
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Why are structuralist theories still relevant?

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Because divisions still exist

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15
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What divisions still exist in society?

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Social class, gender, ethnicity

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16
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How many people are there living in poverty in the UK?

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14 million

17
Q

Of the people still living in poverty in the UK, what type of people are they?

A

Females from minority ethnic backgrounds

18
Q

Are there still people who haven’t quite evolved into postmodern society?

A

Yes, such as the elderly

19
Q

What background do those that disagree with the theory come from?

A

Postmodern

20
Q

What makes the ‘one size fits all’ structuralist belief no longer fit for purpose?

A

Individual choices and greater diversity

21
Q

What is meant by ‘meta-narrative’?

A

An explanation that tries to sum up why everything happens in one truth

22
Q

Does society still believe in meta-narratives?

A

No, according to Leotard

23
Q

What have we replaced meta-narratives with?

A

Individual perspectives on society

24
Q

Will everyone in the same social class, gender and ethnicity have similar experiences?

A

No

25
Q

Is Structuralism a micro or macro approach?

A

Macro

26
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What do macro approaches look at?

A

Society as a whole

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