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Macionis Slide (1)
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Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective
2.
What Is Sociology? •
Systematic – Scientific discipline; patterns of behavior • Human society – Group behavior is primary focus; how groups influence individuals and vice versa • At the “heart of sociology” – Sociological perspective; unique societal view © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
3.
Why Take Sociology? •
Education and liberal arts – Well-rounded as a person – Social expectations • More appreciation for diversity – The global village © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
4.
Why Take Sociology? –
Domestic social marginality • Enhanced life chances – Micro and macro understanding – Increase social potentials © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
5.
Benefits of the
Sociological Perspective • Helps us assess the truth of common sense • Helps us assess both opportunities and constraints in our lives • Empowers us to be active participants in our society • Helps us live in a diverse world © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
6.
Importance of Global
Perspective • Where we live makes a great difference in shaping our lives • Societies are increasingly interconnected through technology and economics © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
7.
Importance of Global
Perspective • Many problems that we face in the United States are more serious elsewhere • Thinking globally is a good way to learn more about ourselves © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
8.
© 2013 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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© 2013 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
10.
The Sociological Perspective
Peter Berger • Seeing the general in the particular – Sociologists identify general social patterns in the behavior of particular individuals. • Seeing the strange in the familiar – Giving up the idea that human behavior is simply a matter of what people decide to do – Understanding that society shapes our lives © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
11.
Durkheim’s Study of
Suicide • Emile Durkheim’s research showed that society affects our most personal choices – More likely to commit: male Protestants who were wealthy and unmarried – Less likely to commit: male Jews and Catholics who were poor and married © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
12.
Durkheim’s Study of
Suicide • One of the basic findings: Why? – The differences between these groups had to do with “social integration” – Those with strong social ties had less of a chance of committing suicide © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
13.
© 2013 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
14.
C. Wright Mills’
Sociological Imagination • Sociological perspective lies in changing individual lives & in transforming society • Society, not people’s personal failings, is the cause of social problems. • The sociological imagination transforms personal problems into public issues. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
15.
The Origins of
Sociology • Sociology has its origins in powerful social forces – Social Change • Industrialization, urbanization, political revolution, and a new awareness of society © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
16.
The Origins of
Sociology – Science • 3-Stages: theological, metaphysical & scientific – Positivism–A way of understanding based on science – Gender & Race • These important contributions have been pushed to the margins of society © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
17.
Sociological Theory • How
and why facts are related – Explains social behavior to the real world • Theoretical paradigm: fundamental assumptions that guides thinking – Structural-functional – Social-conflict – Symbolic-interaction © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
18.
Structural-Functional Paradigm • The
basics – A macro-level orientation, concerned with broad patterns that shape society as a whole – Society as a complex system; parts work together to promote solidarity and stability © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
19.
Structural-Functional Paradigm • Key
elements – Social structure: any relatively stable patterns of social behavior found in social institutions – Social function refers to the consequences for the operation of society as a whole © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
20.
Who’s Who in
the Structural- Functional Paradigm • Auguste Comte – Importance of social integration during times of rapid change • Emile Durkheim – Helped establish sociology as a discipline • Herbert Spencer – Compared society to the human body © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
21.
Who’s Who in
the Structural- Functional Paradigm • Robert K. Merton – Manifest functions are recognized and intended consequences – Latent functions are unrecognized and unintended consequences – Social dysfunctions are undesirable consequences © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
22.
Social-Conflict Paradigm • A
macro-oriented paradigm • Views society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and social change • Society is structured in ways to benefit a few at the expense of the majority © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
23.
Social-Conflict Paradigm • Factors
such as race, sex, class, and age are linked to social inequality • Dominant group vs. disadvantaged group relations © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
24.
Who’s Who in
the Social-Conflict Paradigm • Karl Marx – The importance of social class in inequality and social conflict • W.E.B. Du Bois – Race as the major problem facing the United States in the 20th century © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
25.
Feminism and the
Gender-Conflict Approach • A point of view that focuses on inequality and conflict between women and men • Closely linked to feminism, the advocacy of social equality for women and men • Harriet Martineau & Jane Addams: women important to sociology development © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
26.
The Race-Conflict Approach ©
2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. • Point of view; focuses on inequality & conflict between people – Of different racial and ethnic categories • People of color important to the development of sociology: – Ida Wells Barnett and W.E.B. Du Bois
27.
Symbolic-Interaction Paradigm • The
basics – A micro-level orientation, a close-up focus on social interactions in specific situations – Views society as the product of everyday interactions of individuals © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
28.
Symbolic-Interaction Paradigm • Key
elements – Society is a shared reality that people construct as they interact with one another – Society is a complex, ever-changing mosaic of subjective meanings © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
29.
Who’s Who in
the Symbolic- Interaction Paradigm • Max Weber – Understanding a setting from the people in it • George Herbert Mead – How we build personalities from social experience © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
30.
Who’s Who in
the Symbolic- Interaction Paradigm • Erving Goffman – Dramaturgical analysis • George Homans & Peter Blau – Social-exchange analysis © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
31.
Critical Evaluation • Structural-Functional –
Too broad – Ignores inequalities of social class, race & gender – Focuses on stability at the expense of conflict • Social-Conflict – Too broad © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
32.
Critical Evaluation – Ignores
how shared values and mutual interdependence unify society – Pursues political goals • Symbolic-Interaction – Ignores larger social structures, effects of culture, factors such as class, gender & race © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
33.
© 2013 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
34.
Applying the Approaches:
The Sociology of Sports • The Functions of Sports – A structural-functional approach directs our attention to ways sports help society operate – Sports have functional and dysfunctional consequences © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
35.
Sports and Conflict •
Social-conflict analysis points out games people play reflect their social standing • Sports have been oriented mostly toward males © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
36.
Sports and Conflict •
Big league sports excluded people of color for decades • Sports in the United States are bound up with inequalities based on – Gender, race, and economic power © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
37.
© 2013 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
38.
Sports as Interaction •
Following symbolic-interaction approach: – Sports are less a system than an ongoing process • Structural-functional, social-conflict, and symbolic-interaction: – Provide different insights into sports. – No one is more correct than the others © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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