Theories Flashcards
Structural approach
Individual is largely controlled by society
We are socialised in terms of the culture of society
Behaviour shaped by social structure
Consensus
Agreement on what is right and wrong on basis of social life
Socialism
Process by which we learn
Norms
Rules regulations and customs
Values
What is right and wrong
Primary socialism
Child learns the correct attitudes, values and actions appropriate to individuals
Scripts
Socialisation
Interpret scripts we are all given
Nurture
What we do is a result of what we learn
Nature
Skills we are born with
Who created functionalism
Emilie durkheim
What does functionalism look at
Society from a large scale perspective
Consensus theory
What is right and wrong
What could happen without consensus theory
Society would collapse
- shared values - co- operation mean harmony
