Structure Vs action Flashcards

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Three main types of action approaches

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  • symbolic interactionism
  • phenomenology
  • ethnomethodogy
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Action approaches three features

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  1. Behaviour is a result of individuals action and interaction
  2. Micro approach, understanding meanings and motives, how individuals relate
  3. Methodological approach is interpretivist using qualities research methods- increasing verstehen
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Three main perspectives structural approaches

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  1. Functionalism ( consensus theory)
  2. Marxism. ( conflict theory)
  3. Some feminism’s ( Marxist and radical)
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Structural theories features

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  1. Behaviour is the result of social forces e.g socialisation
  2. The purpose of sociology is to understand structure
  3. The main methodological approach is positivist. Using qualitative research methods
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Structure criticism

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Social action theory would criticise this theory because they would say society is shaped by us - free will

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Action criticism

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Macro perspectives criticised because they insist that social forces shape and deter main us

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