Macro and Micro Theories about Society Flashcards
all aspects of society serve a purpose and are all necessary since they all work together for long-term survival of society.
Functionalism
All parts of the system function together with internal consistency
Functionalism
example: adaptive response to a system (COVID)
Functionalism
who proposed the functionalism macrotheory?
Emile Durkheim
society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources.
Conflict theory
people act due to their selfish interest
Conflict theory
social order is maintained by domination and power instead of conformity and consensus.
Conflict theory
goal-directed form of social interaction in which the goals or objects pursued are limited so not all competitors can attain them.
governed by rules and limitations
Competition
direct struggle between indivs or groups over commonly valued resources or goals.
diff from competition since indivs are more interested in defeating an opponent than achieving a goal.
Conflict
who developed Conflict theory?
Karl Marx
micro theory that focuses on relationships among indivs w/in a society thru communication.
deviance: due to interaction
social change: how indivs interact and interpret meanings; LGBT are being accepted due to positive interactions
Symbolic interactionism
mutual dependency of human agency to social structures.
people are not just independent actors making independent decisions but products of the social conditions in which they live.
Structuralism
built from Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection.
species were thought to evolve into increasing complexity, so too were cultures thought to progress from a simple to complex states.
Evolutionism
who developed the theory of evolutionism
Edward B. Tylor
