Social Action theories (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Action vs structural theories: key difference
Action vs structural theories: key difference
Structural: society determines behaviour; Action: individuals create society
Action theorists' preferred methodology
Action theorists' preferred methodology
Interpretivism with qualitative methods
Weber's term for understanding through insight
Weber's term for understanding through insight
Verstehen
Mead: How humans differ from animals in responding
Mead: How humans differ from animals in responding
Via symbols with meanings, not fixed instincts
Mead: Phase before responding to others' actions
Mead: Phase before responding to others' actions
Interpretative phase
Taking the role of the other (Mead)
Taking the role of the other (Mead)
Putting ourselves in others' place; seeing ourselves as they see us
Significant other in Mead's theory
Significant other in Mead's theory
Parents/key figures in primary socialisation
Generalised other in Mead's theory
Generalised other in Mead's theory
Wider community's view in secondary socialisation
Blumer's term for functionalist view of individuals
Blumer's term for functionalist view of individuals
Puppets
Cooley's looking glass self concept
Cooley's looking glass self concept
Self-image reflected back in views of others
When we become what others see us as
When we become what others see us as
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Goffman's dramaturgical model: key idea
Goffman's dramaturgical model: key idea
We actively construct self by managing others' impressions
Goffman: Gap between real self and roles
Goffman: Gap between real self and roles
Role distance
Garfinkel: Why meanings unclear (context-dependent)
Garfinkel: Why meanings unclear (context-dependent)
Indexicality
Giddens: Link between structure and action
Giddens: Link between structure and action
Duality of structure