social action

Question 1

Who is the main sociologist in social action?

Answer 1

Max Weber

Question 2

What do social actions believe?

Answer 2

we have free will so control ourselves and shape society

Question 3

What is another way of saying we have free will so control ourselves and shape society?

Answer 3

bottom-up anti deterministic

Question 4

What approach does social action take?

Answer 4

micro

Question 5

What is a micro approach?

Answer 5

interested in individual relationships than issues on a larger scale

Question 6

What are the types of social action?
(2 types)

Answer 6

labelling
personal life perspective

Question 7

What is labelling?
(plus example)

Answer 7

people label each other and it can impact their behaviour

e.g teacher labelling pupil as ‘thick’

Question 8

What is personal life perspective?

Answer 8

focus on the fact we can’t generalise people’s experiences and lives as they are different and influenced by other things

Question 9

How do social action study society?

Answer 9

interpretivist methods as people are too complex and it is inappropriate to be studied scientifically

Question 10

AO3 - marxist, functionalist and feminist disagreement

Answer 10

argue social action ignore structures heavily dictate our choices and opportunities so ultimately shape everything in society