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Social Action Theory (Max Weber: Verstehen, and Social Change (Motive for…
Social Action Theory
Max Weber: Verstehen, and Social Change
Observation alone is not enough to understand human action, we need empathetic understanding.
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Different societies and different groups emphasise the importance of different types of ‘general motive’ for action’ – so society still affects individual motives
Symbolic Interactionism
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We act towards others on the basis of how we interpret their symbolic action, the same action can be interpreted differently by different people
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‘the generalised other’ – which is basically society – what society expects of us, which consists of different norms and values associated with different roles in society.
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Labelling Theory
Focuses on how the definitions (meanings) people impose on situations or on other people can have real consequences (even if those definitions are not based in reality)
power generally have more ability to impose their definitions on situations than the powerless and make these labels have consequences compared to working class youths.