social action (interpretivist) view

Question 1

what are social action theories

Answer 1

• they reject the idea that people are puppets of society

- instead they believe that people are conscious of what is going on and people have free will

Question 2

free will means..

Answer 2

• people can reject structural influences and embark on their own paths of action and coming together in groups

Question 3

they take the micro approach because..

Answer 3

• they believe that people are more important than society

- so people shape society and their surroundings

Question 4

they focus on..

Answer 4

• how people interact with one another and how they interpret one another’s actions

Question 5

examples of social action theories

Answer 5

• INTERACTIONISM

- labeling theory