Classical social theory
(EXAM 24th may, 2.30 great hall)
EXAM themes
- Difference between classical social theory and common sense
- How are Individuals socially constructed
- Marx- class
- Durkheim- suicide
- Weber’s view of rationalisation
- Micro social theory- value of MEAD or GOFFMAN
- Frankfurt school
- Feminism
- Micro social theory and macro social theory
- Positivism (strengths and weakness)
Feminist social theory
What have we learned?
Male stream/androcentric
Empiricist feminism
Standpoint feminism
Postmodern feminism
Waves of feminism
- We have learned that classical social theory illuminates complexity
- CST remains relevant to our lives
- Standards of knowledge (ways of reading what’s happening objectively)
- Feminists argue women are left out of social theory
- 1970- Female eunuch (Greer)
- WOOLESTONCROFT (male dominated world)
- Recently called male stream/androcentric
- Assumes men are more rational, realistic, objective than women and assumes women are
ruled by the emotions
- Feminism says this division has no basis in fact- is the product of male power
EMPIRICIST FEMINISM
- Associated with thinkers such as Milman and Kanter
- Scientific methods are important (although mostly devised by men)
- Positivist traditions have achieved a lot in terms of discovering
- These methods have however, been produced in a male dominates complex
- Women excluded from participating in these scientific debates
- Accused of looking at the world from the heart not the head
This idea is seen as simply a sign of male prejudice – stereotypical view of women
(EXAM 24th may, 2.30 great hall)
EXAM themes
- Difference between classical social theory and common sense
- How are Individuals socially constructed
- Marx- class
- Durkheim- suicide
- Weber’s view of rationalisation
- Micro social theory- value of MEAD or GOFFMAN
- Frankfurt school
- Feminism
- Micro social theory and macro social theory
- Positivism (strengths and weakness)
Feminist social theory
What have we learned?
Male stream/androcentric
Empiricist feminism
Standpoint feminism
Postmodern feminism
Waves of feminism
- We have learned that classical social theory illuminates complexity
- CST remains relevant to our lives
- Standards of knowledge (ways of reading what’s happening objectively)
- Feminists argue women are left out of social theory
- 1970- Female eunuch (Greer)
- WOOLESTONCROFT (male dominated world)
- Recently called male stream/androcentric
- Assumes men are more rational, realistic, objective than women and assumes women are
ruled by the emotions
- Feminism says this division has no basis in fact- is the product of male power
EMPIRICIST FEMINISM
- Associated with thinkers such as Milman and Kanter
- Scientific methods are important (although mostly devised by men)
- Positivist traditions have achieved a lot in terms of discovering
- These methods have however, been produced in a male dominates complex
- Women excluded from participating in these scientific debates
- Accused of looking at the world from the heart not the head
This idea is seen as simply a sign of male prejudice – stereotypical view of women
