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Founded by Marx. (vineyard). Conflict theory says that the have nots are being pressed by the rich and that capitalism is flawed. Focuses on exploitation.
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Founded by Durkheim. (village). All about the institutions on a broader scale. Fundamentalists argue that these institutions have intended and unintended results/goals.
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Founded by Mead. (couple in meadow) All about micro social interactions aka symbolic interaction and how that shapes the socialized self essentially positing we are a product of the social relationships/intereacts we have.
Max Weber: interested in how religion influenced economics. Verstehen: (german) an empathetic approach to understanding human behavior. Must observe society and interpret it to explain it. Not fully empirical. View subject imaginatively through the first person to understand the meanings of their actions. Micro level but also marco (1st person to combine them).
the rationalization of society, the replacement of traditional values and personal connections with bureaucracy, efficiency, and a means-end approach.
These are the common characteristics and functions of social structures:
- organizes behaviors of large groups of people
- capable of coercing individuals and groups
- provides norms, rules, and practices
- assigns roles and powers to individuals and groups
- encompasses large geographical areas