SOC1 · Classical accounts 1 / Classical accounts 2 / Perspectives 1 / Perspectives 2 The sociological approach and social processes mind map
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Classical accounts 1
Durkheim's context: Industrial change raised questions about social cohesion
Durkheim's contribution: Social facts and collective norms help explain behaviour
Marx's context: Industrial capitalism organised ownership and wage labour
Marx's contribution: Class interests and exploitation can drive conflict and change
Classical accounts 2
Weber's context: Modern markets and bureaucracy prompted a multidimensional account
Weber's contribution: Class, status and party are distinct sources of advantage
Perspectives 1
Functionalism: Consensus and interdependent institutions sustain order
Marxism: Economic inequality and class conflict organise social life
Feminism: Gendered power and patriarchy require explanation and challenge
Interactionism: Meanings and responses shape action in everyday settings
Perspectives 2
Conflict and consensus: Theories differ over interests, order and change
Changing knowledge: New evidence and social change can revise explanations
Connections
Classical accounts 1 → Classical accounts 2: Classical accounts give different explanations of collective bonds and unequal chances.
Perspectives 1 → Perspectives 2: Perspectives emphasise different mechanisms and are revised through critique.
