Sociological Theories Action Theories

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Sociological Theories Action Theories
  1. Definitions
    1. Structural Theories
      1. Macro - Look at society as a whole
        1. Top Down Approach
          1. Deterministc
            1. explain how society shapes the people
          2. EXAMPLEs: Functionalists / Maxists / Feministis
          3. Action Theories
            1. MICRO - sees individuals as having free will & interactions
              1. Bottom Up Approach
                1. EXAMPLES: Social Action Theories / interactionism / Phenomenology / Ethnomethnology
              2. !) Social Action Theories
                1. Interpretivism
                  1. Criticism of Structural Theories
                    1. Come up with a theory then find evidence
                    2. Small groups of people, examining how they are influenced by those around them.
                      1. Max Weber
                        1. stressed the need to see the world through the eyes of those involved
                          1. Known as Verstehen
                            1. Therefore gaining a deep understanding through empathy, often using methods such as, extended participant observaton.
                              1. However
                                1. He saw BOTH structural and actions approaches as necessary for understanding human behaviour, arguing that an adequate explanation involves to levels:
                                  1. The level of cause
                                    1. Structural e.g. Protestant reformation introduced a new belief system - Calvinism
                                    2. The Level of Meaning
                                      1. Subjective meanings individuals attach to their actions e..g.. Work had a religious meaning for Calvinist - work was a calling by God - became first modern capitalists (by accident!)
                          2. Another Example
                            1. David Gillborn (1990)
                              1. Study showed Afro - Carribean pupils are more likely to be reprimanded by teachers than Asian pupils whose behaviour was similar.
                                1. Gillborn identified this through 2 years of observations at a comprehensive school (Verstehen) & then made the link between the attitude of teachers & racism in a wider society (structure)
                                  1. BOTTOM UP Approach
                        2. 2) Symbolic Interactionism
                          1. Focuses on how we choose to present ourselves and others see us,
                            1. James (1890) identified 3 different version of 'the self'
                              1. Spiritual Self
                                1. Our underlying personality
                                2. Material Self
                                  1. The appearance we present to the rest of the world
                                  2. Social Self
                                    1. concept of ourselves as a result of others reactions
                                      1. Codley (1922)
                                        1. 'the looking glass self' - links with labelling theory
                                          1. Goffman (1959)
                                            1. Similar idea but related behaviours to the Theatre
                                              1. Dramaturgical analogy - 'front region' - self we show the world. 'Back Regions' - how we behave in informal enviroments
                                                1. E.G. - Teacher in classroom Vs Teacher in Staffroom
                              2. 3) Phenomenology
                                1. Another branch of social action theory
                                  1. Examines the social construction of a particular phenomena & how this impacts on peoples attitudes and behaviour
                                    1. Jack Douglas (1967)
                                      1. studied the concept of suicide has for the deceased.
                                        1. For some it may be a cry for help, for others a way of getting revenge, & for some it is an act of spiritual hope of reaching a better place
                                          1. According to Douglas, the meaning of suicide is CONSTRUCTED by the individual.. It cannot be regarded as a single type of act
                                            1. How people view childhood and Crime & Deviance has also been studies extensively to find out how we 'construct' different 'phenomena' such as childhood or crime in a particular society and what it MEANS to us at a particular time, place or social context
                                  2. 4) Ethnomethodology
                                    1. Examines how people speak to each other & interact in everyday conversations & in relationships at home,
                                      1. Study of unspoken rules & what happens if they are broken e.g. having a door open for someone (or not), invadng personal space, responding at length to a social 'how are you?'
                                        1. The Point?
                                          1. identifying norms in society & recognising how we take them for granted and how essential they are for social norms.
                                            1. + for comparing behaviours across different societies
                                    2. 5) Structuration
                                      1. Giddens (1984)
                                        1. Suggests that to take either of our role in contemporary society is to oversimplify matters
                                          1. We are as somewhat constrained by structural factors such as gender, age and income but we are also free to some extent to take action to change our circumstances.
                                            1. Hence Giddens calls his theory structuration
                                              1. a combination of the words structure & action
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