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functionalism
a system of parts, aim is to be effective and efficient , all about consensus , about smooth functioning
conflict theory
system of power , dominance and social system manipulate subordinate people , change is too quick and disorderly
main assumptions of functionalism
- system of order and interdependence of parts

- self- maintaining order or equilibrium


- maintains boundaries


- system tend toward self - maintenance


- gradual change

parsons AGIL
adaptatation, goal attainement , integration , latency
adaptation
system must cope with external stimuli , must adapt to its environment and adapt the environment t its needs
goal attainement
system must define and achieve its primary goals
integration
system must regulate the interrelationship of its component parts

- must manage the relationship among the other , 3 functional imperatives

latency
pattern maintenance
latency
system must furnish , maintenance , renew both the motivation of individuals and cultural patterns that create + sustain that motivation
action system ( AGIL) handles the
adaptation and regulates all of the system
(a)
behavioural organism
(g)
personality system
(i)
social system
(L)
cultural system
parssons social system ( micro)
uses status role as the basic unit of this system , status refers to the structure of the position with the system , role relates to what the actor does in relation to that position
function of the status ( role & social system)
must be structured to be compatible with other systems

- must have support from other systems


- must meet the needs of the majority


-must have control over members


-any conflict that arises must be controlled


-communication is requirement for its survival

Modern social system : Society ex.
self sufficient members of which are able to satisfy all their individuals and collective needs and to live entirely within its framwork
Parsons ( society : as a social system ) consists of :
economy

poltical system


fiduciary system


societal community

Parsons ( society : as a social system ) consists of : economy
helps society adapt through labour , production and the allocation of resources
Parsons ( society : as a social system ) consists of : political system
helps society attain its goals and objectives by mobilizing actors to participate
Parsons ( society : as a social system ) consists of : fiduciary system
helps society transmit culture ( norm values) through family structures and educational systems
Parsons ( society : as a social system ) consists of : societal community
help society regulate actors through rules and laws
parsons and cultural system
cultural stocks of knowledge and symbosl that we have about our social world , they are patented , ordered of symbols that actors make use of
function of cultural system
-mediates interactions between actors

- integrates the personality systems and the social system,

parsons and personality system
relates to how our actions and motivates are ordered

- basic component of the personality system is defined by need depositions , which are the drives that shape the social setting

function of personality system and need disposition:
- seek out options when our needs arent met

- internalize cultural norms


-seek approval in social relationships

function of behavioural organisms
drives the rest of the system forward, it is linked to parsons later work on socio-biology
change & evolutionary theory
as society grows it gains the ability to cope with or deal with problems associated with change

-wide variety of skills spread through the system , in order to help the system survive

merlons middle range theory :
developed to guide empirical investigated of higher order theories

- to be able to ground the theory in reality , so that it could be empirically verified

tendencies in soc that merton found unacceptable :
1: ws the radical or narrow empiricism that only looked at data w/o paying attention to theory ( statisticians)



2: abstract theorizing that scholars were engage in , theorizing that attempted to construct a total system of theories that covered all aspects

critique for functionalism
being teleological - reversing the order of cause and effect
strcutralism
looks at analyzing a person/society work of art, by breaking it down into its basic elements in order to explore how these elements are related to each other and to the whole ( seeking universal truths )
functoionalism
how elements work
strucralism
what the elements are / what they mean / represent
critique of structuralism
for imposing strcuture and logic onto things without sufficient empirical evidence
fucntionaims
looks at how the different components of a person / society reflect and contribute to the entities main purpose
structuralism
looks at underlying structure is what allows or cause the surface phenomenon to exist or to operate

- designed to show how elements of human culture are parts of a system of signs

Macro structuralism
large scale systems by examing the relations and functions of the smallest constituents of systems
micro structrualism
decipher the meaning of a ( text) system and to get below the surface at the centre of that meaning
ferdinand de saussure
theorized the inspiration for structuralism thinking ,

focused not not he speech itself , but on the underlying rules and conventions enabling language to operate

ferdinanad
synchronic and diachronic lingusitics
synchronic linguistics
study of language at a particular point in time ( static & in the movement )
diachronic linguistics
strudy of history or evolution of language ( changing over time )
speech act ( parole)
although it may appear this way , _______ is not a social event because it only occurs in isolation of that particular and unique interaction
language ( langue)
is a social phenomeon , is social in that is describes what is common to the collectively or the overlap that uinites the collectivtly
a word consists of the concept (________) and the sound ( __________)
signified and signifier
the relationship between the signified and the signifier is
entirely arbitrary
the structures of meaning depend on
binary opposties ( beautiul/ ugly)
anthroupolical structuralism
levi strauss
strausss points for structuralism
1: analysis examines unconscious infrastructures of cultural phenomenon



2: regards the element of infrastructures as relational , not as independent entities




3: focuess ( only ) on the system ( of interrelated parts )




4: generates laws that account for the underlying patterns of phenomena

what do critical theorists do ?
attempt to develop a mode of consciousness and cognition that breaks the identity of reality and rationalstity
what does critical theory allow ?
look beyond the appearnece of given social facts to the end of class , society , etc



allos to view the world in terms of potential for being changed in the future

post strucutalism
seen as a continuation/development of rebellion against structuralism



- a theory that critiques the theory that came before it

deconstruction
a post modern/ structural concept
deconstruction
focuses on the analysis and expositoin of assumptions , judgements and values statemetnts



-often hidden or underlie social process and arrangments

when theorists deconstruct they:
expose underlying assumptions in the intellectual ideas of others



- sometimes the text no link to objective reality

michel foucault
post strucualrism , post moernity
michel foucault
archaeology of knowledge , genealogy of power
archaeology of knowledge
searching for the set of rules that determine all of the elements in one discourse an one point in time
genealogy go power
how people govern themselves when they produce knowledge , in the production of knowledge are those who have the ability to govern others with the power of their knowledge
marx
transition of early societies

- evolution of early capitalism


- critique of economic system

duurkiem
defined by increasing organic soldarity

- weakienign of collective conscience


- people adrift in a meaning less world

weber
- expansion of formal rationality

- emergence of the iron cage


- limiting individuality and choice

simmel
modernist and post modernist thinker

- tragedy of culture


- gap between objective + subjective culture


- experience modernity


- to time , space and casualty y

modernity : classical stage AIM
to create stable , ever lasting permanent systems
moernity : classical stage CENTRAL ISSUE
how wealth could be distributed more evenly
giddens
juggernaut

- four basic institutions


-3 essential dynamic aspects


- identity and intimacy

jugen habermas
- unfinished project of modernity

- against post modernism

ulrion beck
risk society

- creating risk


- coping with risk

baumann
liquid modernity

- holocaust = rationality


-bureaucratic & efficeitn

juggernaut
engine of enormous power which as humans we can drive to some extent but also threatens to rush out of our control

- it cushess those who resist it


-soemtimes a steady path but can veer away in directions we can't see

industrialism
application of inmate sources of power & techniques for the transformation ex transport & communication
coordinted adminstrative power & sureaillvence
control of information , monitoring of the activities of subjects by states & organizations
essential (dynamic) aspects of modernity
1: distanction

2: dis-embedding


3: reflexivity

distanction
seperation of time and space , as modernity has evolved there has been less and less need to think about time in relation to place and vice versa
disembedding
relates to the ways in which symbolic tokens ( ex. money) and expert systems( ex. skills) , have become abstract systems
reflexivity
everything is open for reflection

- we should always keep a balance between our ideals


-the imagined world we hope for


- key to maintaining self is continued , persistent and all pervasive self - reflexivity

Beck : risk society
composed of individuals who are essentially free agents or individuals who are less constrained by the stuctures created by society
baumann ex of rational irrationality
claims that many of the things that seem irrational or questionable actually arise out of formal rationality and through bureaucratic means



ex. holocaust may not be seen as an abrnomal event , it was produced through a normal , rational system of events

giddens : reflexivity and knowledge
- shows that knowledge is temporary incomplete and contested , an approx truth

- subject to be revision


-which means there will be an increase in uncertainly ,





reflexivity is a rational response to
the collapse of unchallenged traditions
unawareness
is the antithesis of knowledge , it is ignorance or the gaps in our knowledge
beck : politics of risk AIM
be active , get engaged , seek knowledge, do not be passive , be political , question be aware
unfinished project of modernity AIM
shouldn't do away with rationality

-there is more to be done with modernity before we can begin thinking about the positibiltiy of post-modern world


- can be accomplished through successful communication

system
have their roots in the life world , go on become their own structures , like the family , state or ecomony
life world
means the shared common understandings : value that develop through face to face contacts over time in various social groups




life world
requires constant reaffirmation in our value commitments
post modernity
cultural / intellectual phenomenta , has roots in critual theory

- sully applied in philopsicap terms or by social scientists , that refer to aspects of contemporary society

post modern theory
reactionary theory

-focuses on the critique of basic assumptions acquired in institutions in culture in academia

post modernity critique of positivism
claims that there is no such thing as value free research or observation
post modernity critique of institions and domination
hold power of institutions and the ability to cheat dominant discourse
post modernity critique of meta narratives and dominant discourse
aim to be inclusive as well as more diverse in their theories as well as in their research
habermas critique of post modernity
- beliefs are too theoretical

- express ideological sentiments that are not transparent


- over the top , lack logic

general critiques of post modernity
- they cirtique but donthave solutions

-often miss the main structural issues of our time


- tend to reject subjective posiions - over look marginalized groups

what is globalization
- no consensus on the term

- defiitions that are available are diverse and the theories are intricate


-throues are grounded in specific social nd historical contexts exposing competing social interests

globalization & conceptual boundareis
1: since the dawn of history ( 5000-10000 year time frame)



2: focus on the spread and development of capitalism : 500 year frame




3: a recent phenomenon of post industralismzation : a 20-30 year frame

globalization : 1970s and onwards
1: emergence of a globalized economy

2: global cultural pattens & the idea of global cultures




3: global political processes & the spread of global governance




4: multidimensial moment of people




5: new integrated system of power

functions
observed consequences make for the adaptation of adjustment of a given system ( its working )!
dysfunction
negative consequence that contribute to the ill maintenance of a given system ( its not working ! but don't freak out)
cultural
what inivdals hold and have as a frame of reference for their hopes and aspirations , this is what guides our actions
institutional
norms are what allows us to regulate and control the acceptable modes of achieving these goals
anomie
generated by tension between the culturally accepted goals and the institutional contraints that limits our goals
deviants
anomie can move a society toward change via deviant agents
equilibrium
system is said to be in order or equilibrium in so far as theses 2 entities are in agreement
merton modes of adaptation ( functioning dysfunctions)
1: conformity

2: innovation


3: ritualism


4: retreatism


5: rebellion

conformity
acceptance of both cultural goals and acceptance means defined by institutional norms
innovation
acceptance of cultural goals , but such goals are attained by the use of means disapproved by institutional norms
ritualism
excessive conformity to legitimate means with the ignorance of cultural goals which such means are to serve
retreatism
passivity to both cultural goals and means approved by institutional norms , may sometimes involve the withdrawal from the system
rebellion
rejection of both cultural and insitionally approved means , rather there is an attempt + to establish new goals and means in place of the old ones
manifest
recognized functions of society , functions which people assume and expect the instiruions to fulfill
latent
unrecognized functions of society, unforeseen consequences of one type of institution
manifest dysfunctions
festival include traffic jams , closed streets , piles of garbage etc
latent dysfunctions
festival might include people missing work after the event to recover
functoinalism views on inequality
may see inequality as nessceary for the smooth running and integration of society



- who argue that the most talented people occupy the highest positions




- we cannot have consensus w/o conflict

conflict views on inequality
- view oppression and inequality as wrong

- say inequality should end


-cannot have conflict without consensus


- argue that dominant groups maintain power by keeping subordinate groups out

collins principle of conflict analysis
1: conflict theory must focus on real life expectations



2: conflict theory of stratification must focus on the material arrangements that affect interaction




3: situations of inequality there will be exploitation , we must address it




4: important to recognize that people in power , who have resources will impose their own ideas upon those who have less




5: toeless should be met with empirical observations of the social world, in equality should be studied comparatively

flat : homogenous ( cultural convergence)
- see a local cultural convergence

- highlights the rise of world tourism , food etc


- a one size fits all perspective


related to westernization


-local cultures tend to disappear are replced by processes associated with mcdonaliization

round: heterogenous ( cultural diffenentialism)
-core cultures are unaffected

-see continued cultural difference and highlight local cultural autonomy


- distinct subjective experiences of globalization

fluid hybridity ( 2 way assimilation )
focus on new and constantly evoling cultural forms and identities prouced by transnational processes and the fusion of distinct cultural process
appadurai : culture & scapes : five dimensions which constantly shifting just as cultures are
1: ethnoscapes

2" technoscapes


3: finanscapes


4: mediascapes


5: ideoscapes

ethnoscapes
the ever shifting landscape of persons who consistute the shifting world in which we life : tourists, immigrants , an other moving groups and persons



Persons

technoscapes
the global configuration , moves at high speeds across various kinds of perviousley boundaries , driven by complex relationships between money , political stuff etc of both skill and unskilled labour



Technology

finanscapes
the flow of capital : currency markets , stocks commodity speculations move through national turnstiles at blinding speed;



Commoditiy

mediascapes
distribution of electronic capabilities to produce information, now avaiible to a growing number of private and public interest



Information

ideoscapes
often directly political an frequently have to do with ideologies of states and the counter ideologies of movements explicitly oriented to capturing state power or piece of it



Ideologies


Power

modernity and globalization
1: increased Movement of goods , and info among separate areas & beyond the local



2: increased Formalization and mobile elements , influences travel and increased standards for mobility




3: increased Specialization of different segments of society , division of labor , and interdependently between areas

Pros of globalization
- economic benefits

- spread wealth, goods


- free movement of people and labour


- expansion of world views

cons of globalization
- increased global competitions

- emergence of global inequality which is associatied with brain drain or labour drama

cultural theories of globalization have focused on :
relgioin , nations , ethnicity
giddens
stable and dynamic
giddens stable and dynamic
globalization is the runaway world, however , democracy keeps most things stable and in place
bauman
space and time
batman space and time
space war where systems of inequality are perpetuated , winners of this space war are those who can be mobile and lives in accordance with time
Beck
multi dimensial globalization and globallity
multi- dimensional globalization
involves transnatoinal actors with varring degrees of power
multi - dimensional globality
expansion of geographic space has the ability to diversity and to remain stable over time and across networks
cosmopolitian
aims to overcome the theoretical focus on fixed space or on nations and aims to move the lens toward fluid transitional system
postions for cosmopoltialn
1: critique : methodoloical nationalism

2: focus on the cospolitian condidiotn


3: shift to methodologial cosmopolitanism

critique of methodological nationalism
can no longer assume that every nation is specific or distinct w/ cultural , political or geographic boundaries
cosmopolitanism
described as the conscious and voluntary choice of the elite to lead cosmopolitan lives and lifestyle



- allows us to consider the unintended and at times negative consequences of the cosmopolitan which at times is cocered

individualism
growing stress on individuals as opposed to mediating strcutures , like family , clan , academy
secularization
the loss of religious influence and religious belefs at a societal level
social imaginaries
- ideas help by ordinary people

-consists of images, stories , legends


- shared by a large group



what is globalization?
1: fast pace of social change + transformation worldwide



2: socail cahnge is realted to increasing conncecviitly among peoples and counties worldwide




3: globalization is multidimensional and its effects are universal

push pull
based on neoclassical , economics ; based on principles , rational choice etc between regions and countries , labour mobility
laws of migration
1: migrants who go long distances do so to gain access to large ( successful) industries



2: most migration is from agricultural to industrial areas




3: large towns grow more by migration than by natural population growth




4: migration increases along with the development of industry . commercee and transport




5: each migration stream proceeds a counter stream ( connections)




6: major causes of migration are economic

macroecomonically
migration results from the unequal distributions between labour , production , all forms of capital
microeconomicaly
migration is the result of decisions made by indidval /rational actors who weigh the pros and cons of moving in a cost benefit analysis
neoliberlism and poltics
involves a combination of the political commitment to individual liberty

- devoted to the free markets opposed to sate intervention in the market

push factors ( emigration) : economic
- poveryy

- lack of economic opportunity



push factors ( emigration) : cultural/ political
- lack of religious freedom

-corruptgovernments


-lack of opportunity


-poor education


-lack of medical care

pull factors ( immigratoin): ecomic
- higher standard of living

-ecomic oporutnieis


-lower cost of living

pull factors ( immigration) : cultural/ politial
- religious freedom

- safety/protection


-jobs


-freedom

critiques of neo-classical migration theory
- too economically determined

-too functional


-fails to explain why people do not move even when there are incentives to move !


- faisl to explain why some countries have larger migration rates than others

mixed migration
relate to as the mixed nature of migration flows , and mixed motivations in many indiduvals

ex. of why people move places

simmel : the stranger; a social type
the potential wander , has not moved or he has not quite overcome the freedom or coming and going
constitutive elements of the stranger ( his migration experience )
1: part of but apart from the group



2: has the potential to leave at any moment




3: strangers mobility is closely associated with the process of economic activity and the role he fills and because he is not an owner or soil he will always remain in a intermediary position

the context of reception ( how he is received)
1: he is important is his role and is received with openess



2: the longer he stsy the more ; he stands our in his reception




3: over time the feeling of uniqueness vanishes from the relationship

stranger and his role int he process of migration
1: stranger experiecenes nearness and remoteness at the same time



2: he is detached from the group while participating in it




3: he has a birds eye view that enables him to remain objective and to view the group he enters with some amount of detachment




4: he is not radically committed to the unique ingredients and peculiar tendencies of the group

stranger
potential mobility ; mix of closeness and remoteness
marginal man
migrant as other ( even though they are a permanent member of society )
cosmopolitian
privledged migrant ( tied to global cities and cultural consumption )
transnational migrant
migrant tied to two places ( ideas and remittances)
migration theory considers
the mobility of individuals ,the condition of exit & entrance
emigration
leaving the country of origin
immigration
arriving in the country of reception

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Accommodation

Encourages social attitudes in groups to co exists

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Accommodation

Encourages social attitudes in groups to co exists

Assimilation

Person / group merging 2 or more cultures

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Accommodation

Encourages social attitudes in groups to co exists

Assimilation

Person / group merging 2 or more cultures

Giddens basic institutions

Capitalism, industrialism , coordinated admin. Power and surveillance , military power / nation state

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Accommodation

Encourages social attitudes in groups to co exists

Assimilation

Person / group merging 2 or more cultures

Giddens basic institutions

Capitalism, industrialism , coordinated admin. Power and surveillance , military power / nation state

Capitalism

System of production , wage labour etc

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Accommodation

Encourages social attitudes in groups to co exists

Assimilation

Person / group merging 2 or more cultures

Giddens basic institutions

Capitalism, industrialism , coordinated admin. Power and surveillance , military power / nation state

Capitalism

System of production , wage labour etc

Industrialism

Sources of power and technique for transformation

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Accommodation

Encourages social attitudes in groups to co exists

Assimilation

Person / group merging 2 or more cultures

Giddens basic institutions

Capitalism, industrialism , coordinated admin. Power and surveillance , military power / nation state

Capitalism

System of production , wage labour etc

Industrialism

Sources of power and technique for transformation

Coordinated admin. Power and surveillance

Control of monitoring activities by states and organizations

Parks stages of assimilation

Competition , conflict , accommodation , assimilation

Competition

Unconscious , doesn't require face to face interaction , a Becomes a conflict when they are aware of eachother

Conflict

Struggle for control of other group

Accommodation

Encourages social attitudes in groups to co exists

Assimilation

Person / group merging 2 or more cultures

Giddens basic institutions

Capitalism, industrialism , coordinated admin. Power and surveillance , military power / nation state

Capitalism

System of production , wage labour etc

Industrialism

Sources of power and technique for transformation

Coordinated admin. Power and surveillance

Control of monitoring activities by states and organizations

Military power and nation state

Means of violence in the hands of the state