Consensus

Question 1

What is consensus

Answer 1

Society works towards a shared goal and society functions on the premise of there being shared agreement

Question 2

Which sociologist believe that a successful society =social stable function
- Different insititutions perform unique functions

Answer 2

Functionalist

Question 3

What are social facts

Answer 3

Beliefs, moral codes which are passed down to one generation to the next and shared by individuals who make up a society

Question 4

What is anomie and who speaks about this?

Answer 4

-If people have too much freedom it causes them to suffer from uncertainty, fear and confusion
-Durkheim

Question 5

What is Organic analogy

Answer 5

Means society is like a human body
- key social insitutions such as: family education or media, if one fails society then it shuts down

Question 6

Why do social action theorist criticises struturalism social theory?

Answer 6

Most people learn which social norms are appropriate and act them out when they are in a particular place
-(work, school, etc