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Sociological theories: functionalism, conflict theory, feminism
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1[blank_start]Feminist[blank_end] Theory: Views society as being based on a patriarchal ideology that benefits men and discriminates against women. Use both macro and micro approaches and focuses on gender inequality.
- AFeminist
2[blank_start]Symbolic Interactionism[blank_end]: Focuses on how individual people interact with others in their everyday lives. Studies how the use of symbols influences how people communicate and follows a micro approach because it is concerned with the individual's role in creating society.
- ASymbolic Interactionism
3[blank_start]Micro[blank_end]: A small-scale perspective that focuses on individuals and small groups.
[blank_start]Macro[blank_end]: A large-scale perspective that focuses on the social structure.- AMicro
- BMacro
4[blank_start]Functionalism[blank_end]: Defines society as a system of interrelated parts. It is a macro orientation because it focuses on larger social structures rather than individuals.
- AFunctionalism
5[blank_start]Conflict Theory[blank_end]: Views society as an unequal system that brings about conflict and change. Focuses on macro issues and is concerned with inequality as it relates to wealth and power.
- AConflict Theory
6[blank_start]Sociological Imagination[blank_end]: The ability to understand how social forces influence the lives of individuals. At the same time, we also need to understand how individuals can create and change the societies they live in.
- ASociological Imagination
7[blank_start]Debunking[blank_end]: Is the practice of looking beyond the surface or obvious explanation and seeking out deeper explanations.
- ADebunking
8[blank_start]Functionalism[blank_end]
Functionalists suggest that society works as an interrelated system. If we want to understand the causes of poverty, we need to look at the entire social structure. Different social institutions may contribute to poverty. CHanges in the economy may result in many people losing their jobs or working fo rlow wages. This can cause them to become poor. If the education system fails to give people the knowledge and skills necessary to get high-paying jobs, more people will be poor. If the government makes changes to the social support system such as employment insurance, more people will be at risk of experiencing poverty.- AFunctionalism
9Symbolic [blank_start]Interactionism[blank_end]
Symbolic interactionists examine what it means to be poor. They look at how we define poverty and what it means to be poor from the perspective of those who are labelled as poor. They ask: What labels do we assign to the poor? This perspective also looks at how poverty affects the way individuals act toward one another. They ask: How do people behave toward poor individuals?- AInteractionism
10[blank_start]Conflict[blank_end] Theory
Conflict theorists view poverty as a result of inequality in society. Conflict theorists focus on social classes and the differences in wealth, power, and prestige. They believe that the upper class controls society's wealth and resources and exploits the lower class. If the upper class shared its wealth, conflict theorists argue, then poverty would be cut down dramatically. Some conflict theorists take a wider view of inequality. They would look at inequalities not just between social classes but between different social groups, such as certain ethnicities, are more likely to be poor.- AConflict
11[blank_start]Primary[blank_end] Group: Small, intimate, enduring. Eg; Family, Core Group of Friends
- APrimary
12[blank_start]Secondary[blank_end] Group: larger, formal, superficial.
Eg: This class.- ASecondary
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