Various Perspectives
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• Interactionist perspective– –
Various Perspectives
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• Interactionist perspective– –
Various Perspectives
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Beliefs, definedThree kinds of beliefsAttitude, defined◦
The link between beliefs, attitudes, and value
From Beliefs to Values
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Three definitions◦Sociological
◦Synonymous with “attitude”◦Similar to an attitude, but more basic
What is a “Value,” then
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Value orientations
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Values serving individual interests vs. values serving collective interests◦
Terminal vs. Instrumental Values
Openness to change vs. conservation
Value orientations, continued
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Value hierarchy◦
Overt, or hiddenValue congruence and conflictWhat values are not!◦ ◦
the importance of VALUES
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PhysicalAmeliorativeMoralThese are not mutually exclusive!
Three types of Social ProblemsIn the value conflict perspective
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Social problems as value conflictAnother view of social problems as a process:◦ ◦ ◦
Social problems emerge from a mix of objective conditions and subjective definitions
Social Problems and Values
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“personal” problems vs. “social problems”
The Sociological ImaginationBiological and Psychological influences
“Objective reality” “Subjective reality”
◦The Social Construction of Society
Sociology and Social Problems
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The role of “meaning”The role of “language”The role of “social learning”
How social “things” are socially constructed◦gender, race, status, money, college degree
◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qgWH89qWks◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1UABBe1v4
Social Constructionism
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“…all human knowledge is socially constructed through our language, which means that all social problems are socially constructed.” (Best 2008:16)
A Key Assumption for this course
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The importance of meaning
Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... They must be Gods!
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The importance of meaning
Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me... I must be God!
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Who defines something as a social problem?◦ ◦
What do they (try to) do about it?How does it “spread?”How does it impact those affected?
The Social Problems Process
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Transformation process◦
Legitimization process◦
Stages of a Social Problem
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Conflict stage◦
Outside the system, or change
the system?◦
Stages of a Social Problem
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Making arguments Issues and ConclusionsReasons and EvidenceStated and Unstated Assumptions
Fallacies of logic
The importance of Critical Thinking
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Karl Marx’s view: ◦
Max Weber’s view: ◦
Our working definition:◦“At its most basic, class is one way societies sort themselves out” (pg. 8)
Social Class
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The four most commonly used criteria to measure class:◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Other ways we measure class?
Social Class
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Social Mobility◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
Quote, page 14 Causes of the drop in mobility
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From Class to Inequality
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Rising inequality and class differences has led to negative changes in:◦ ◦ ◦ ◦
From Class to Inequality
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As a way to talk about social class
As a way to talk about the economic distribution in America
As a way to discriminate
Inequality
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How much do they have, anyway?
Ask the GINI !
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How much do they have, anyway?
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How much do they have, anyway?
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Tax Cuts, Us and Them