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Various Perspectives

This comprehensive exploration of the interactionist perspective delves into the intricate relationships between beliefs, attitudes, and values in shaping social dynamics. It discusses the nature of values—terminal vs. instrumental, individual vs. collective—and their significance in addressing social problems. A sociological view of social problems is presented, emphasizing how personal and societal influences interact and the construction of social reality. This analysis equips readers with critical thinking skills to evaluate social issues, the role of language, and the essence of social constructionism.

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Various Perspectives

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  1. Various Perspectives • Interactionistperspective

  2. Various Perspectives • Interactionist perspective

  3. From Beliefs to Values • Beliefs, defined • Three kinds of beliefs • Attitude, defined • The link between beliefs, attitudes, and value

  4. What is a “Value,” then • Three definitions • Sociological • Synonymous with “attitude” • Similar to an attitude, but more basic

  5. Value orientations

  6. Value orientations, continued • Values serving individual interests vs. values serving collective interests • Terminal vs. Instrumental Values • Openness to change vs. conservation

  7. the importance of VALUES • Value hierarchy • Overt, or hidden • Value congruence and conflict • What values are not!

  8. Three types of Social ProblemsIn the value conflict perspective • Physical • Ameliorative • Moral • These are not mutually exclusive!

  9. Social Problems and Values • Social problems as value conflict • Another view of social problems as a process: • Social problems emerge from a mix of objective conditions and subjective definitions

  10. Sociology and Social Problems • “personal” problems vs. “social problems” • The Sociological Imagination • Biological and Psychological influences • “Objective reality” • “Subjective reality” • The Social Construction of Society

  11. Social Constructionism • 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

  12. A Key Assumption for this course • “…all human knowledge is socially constructed through our language, which means that all social problems are socially constructed.” (Best 2008:16)

  13. 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!

  14. 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!

  15. The Social Problems Process • 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?

  16. Stages of a Social Problem • Transformation process • Legitimization process

  17. Stages of a Social Problem • Conflict stage • Outside the system, or change the system?

  18. The importance of Critical Thinking • Making arguments • Issues and Conclusions • Reasons and Evidence • Stated and Unstated Assumptions • Fallacies of logic

  19. Social Class • 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)

  20. Social Class • The four most commonly used criteria to measure class: • Other ways we measure class?

  21. From Class to Inequality • Social Mobility • Quote, page 14 • Causes of the drop in mobility

  22. From Class to Inequality • Rising inequality and class differences has led to negative changes in:

  23. Inequality • As a way to talk about social class • As a way to talk about the economic distribution in America • As a way to discriminate

  24. How much do they have, anyway? Ask the GINI !

  25. How much do they have, anyway?

  26. How much do they have, anyway?

  27. Tax Cuts, Us and Them

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