Module 4: Conceptualizing the relationship between man and society
  Lecture 8: Structure, Symbolic Interactionism and Structural Symbolic Interactionism
 

QUESTIONS AND EXERCISE

  • What is the meaning of models of society? Can sociologists explore social reality without having a definite perspective on society?

  • What is structural functionalism?

  • What are sources of change in social structure? To which sources Marxists attach the highest importance?

  • Why phenomenology is part of micro-sociology?

  • What is the importance of subjective meanings in determining action?

  • What are the aims of structural symbolic interactionism?

  • What are models of man?

  • What are the implications of Marxist theory for creating a peaceful society?

  • What is power? What are various forms of power in society?

  • How does label change a man’s self image?