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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- Behaviour is a result of individuals action and interaction
- Micro approach, understanding meanings and motives, how individuals relate
- Methodological approach is interpretivist using qualities research methods- increasing verstehen
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Three main perspectives structural approaches
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- Functionalism ( consensus theory)
- Marxism. ( conflict theory)
- Some feminism’s ( Marxist and radical)
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Structural theories features
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- Behaviour is the result of social forces e.g socialisation
- The purpose of sociology is to understand structure
- The main methodological approach is positivist. Using qualitative research methods
5
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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