Transes of jash and elyzza Flashcards
Lens that see order, cooperation, ad stability in society
STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
Society is made up of interdependent parts which perform their functions to maintain stability
STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
The social world is in a continuous struggle
CONFLICT THEORY
Power relationships and inequalities between men and women
FEMINIST THEORY
Society is a product of the everyday interactions of individuals
SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM
Cultural expectations and conventions (minute rules) that guide everyday life
Micro perspective
An object or event whose
meaning is fixed not by the nature of the item but by the agreement of people who use it in communication
Symbol
Social and political impact of powerful state societies that transformed the world by colonialism and imperialism, and fostered the development of a worldwide economy or world system
POLITICAL ECONOMY
The postmodern world is a world of rich and complex diversity. There is no one true reality but different interpretations of it
POSTMODERN THEORY
Who:
- from grand narratives to little
narratives
○ fragmentation and pluralism
○ knowledge is commodified,
valued for utility than its
inherent value
○ data is the currency
(information society)
Jean Francois Lyotard
- hyperreality
- lost contact with the real
Jean Baudrillard
who: structural functionalism
emile durkheim
who: conflict theory
karl marx
symbol interactionism
max weber
- lived and experience in our everyday life
- may alter people’s life
globalization
● Level of individuals, organization, nation states
● We rely from one another regarding produce and services – market, provides economic needs in one’s country
Complex phenomenon that
occurs at multiple levels.
Who: Defines globalization as the expansion (social networks) and intensification of social relations and consciousness across the world-time and across world space.
Manfred Steger
how we perceive the world
subjective
belief among powerful people that global integration of economic markets is beneficial for everyone, since it spreads freedom and democracy across the world
globalism
● Global movement of people ● Consequent flow of idea
● Culture in the process
ETHNOSCAPE
● Social media, diversity in cultures
MEDIASCAPE
● Circulation of mechanical goods and software
TECHNOSCAPE
● global circulation of money
FINANCESCAPE
● Realm for political ideas to move around
● Conscious manner to influence others
IDEOSCAPE
