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The Four Paradigms of Sociology

Sociology operates within four main paradigms: 1) Functionalism views society as a system with interrelated parts working together. 2) Conflict theory emphasises social inequality and power struggles. 3) Symbolic interactionism focuses on individual interactions and symbols' meanings. 4) Structural functionalism examines how institutions and ...
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· Oct 3, 2023
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Major Sociological Paradigms: Crash Course Sociology #2

This week we introduce sociology’s three major theoretical paradigms, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each paradigm. Crash Course is made with Adobe Creative Cloud. Get a free trial here: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html *** Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com ...
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· Mar 20, 2017
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Research Paradigms by Burrell and Morgan

These four research paradigms come from Burrell & Morgan (1979) to explain the way they saw the social-scientific world. This video gives an overview, explains the two main axes in their model, and explains each of the four paradigms: Functionalist, interpretive, radical humanist, and radical structuralist. We can use this model to more clearly ...
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· Sep 20, 2017
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Major Paradigms in Sociology

Overview of the Major Theories
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· Dec 13, 2016
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Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology | Definition & Examples

Learn the theoretical perspectives in sociology. Explore various theoretical paradigms in sociology. See explanations of four major sociological theories.
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· May 30, 2013
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The Concept of Paradigm | Thomas Kuhn | Sociology Crash Course

It was Kuhn, who first suggested that development within a discipline, especially science is not a gradual process but in fact takes place quite suddenly. Hence, Kuhn’s books entitled the structure of scientific revolution. Kuhn calls these sudden charges as “paradigm shifts”. According to Kuhn, science and by extension social science ...
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· Sep 16, 2021
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What are Sociological Theories? (Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism)

In this video, we define what a theory is. We also look at the three major sociological theoretical frameworks of functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Moreover, we look at these frameworks within the context of economic poverty.
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· Aug 29, 2020
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Max Weber & Modernity: Crash Course Sociology #9

This week we are wrapping up our overview of sociology’s core frameworks and founding theorists with a look Max Weber and his understanding of the modern world. We’ll explore rationalization and the transition from traditional to modern society. We’ll also discuss bureaucracy, legitimacy, and social stratification in the modern state ...
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· May 8, 2017
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How We Got Here: Crash Course Sociology #12

So we know that sociology is the study of society, but what exactly *is* a society? Today we’re going to find out. We’ll look at Gerhard Lenski's classification of societies into five types, and the technological changes that turn one into another. We’ll also return to Marx, Weber, and Durkheim to consider how they understood societal ...
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· Jun 5, 2017
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Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19

Last week we introduced deviance as a concept, but today we’re going return to our major paradigms in sociology and how each approaches deviance. We’ll explore how structural functionalism sees deviance fulfilling a function in society; how deviance is constructed, according to symbolic interactionism; and finally, how conflict theory views ...
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· Jul 24, 2017
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Classical Sociology Explained: Foundations, Thinkers, and Key Divisions

Begin your journey into classical sociology with monumental thinkers like Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. This video provides a concise overview of the foundational theories, the intertwined roles of Enlightenment and Romanticism, and the methodological divide between Positivism and Interpretivism. 📌 Content: 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Why learn ...
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· Aug 8, 2023
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Sociology & the Scientific Method: Crash Course Sociology #3

What puts the “science” in social science? Today we’ll explore positivist sociology and how sociologists use empirical evidence to explore questions about the social world. We’ll also introduce two alternatives: interpretative sociology and critical sociology. Crash Course is made with Adobe Creative Cloud. Get a free trial here: https ...
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· Mar 27, 2017
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3 Major Sociological Paradigms

There are 3 MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL PARADIGMS in Sociology. These are: social conflict theory, symbolic interactionism paradigm, and structural functionalism paradigm. And although these are not all the theories in sociology, these are considered as the BIG THREE sociological theories in sociology. In this video, we discuss the 3 MAJOR SOCIOLOGICAL ...
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· Sep 15, 2018
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An introduction to the discipline of Sociology

What is Sociology and why should we study it? This short video from Macat explains how the subject has developed over the years and introduces some of the key ideas and major thinkers who have helped to shape it in only a few minutes. Macat’s videos give you an overview of the ideas you should know, explained in a way that helps you think ...
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· Jan 1, 2009
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Sociologists on Sociology

This video highlights the unique contributions of sociology to the understanding of today’s most divisive issues, sixteen sociologists speak briefly to the need for and impact of their field. “Sociologists on Sociology” is a primer on a discipline that studies many of the major issues confronting American society. As one respondent puts ...
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· Aug 1, 2018
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Why is there Social Stratification?: Crash Course Sociology #22

As we get into our unit on stratification, we inevitably return to our old friends, the three sociological paradigms. How to structural functionalism, social conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism each think about stratification? How does ideology and help stratification reproduce itself? What did Marx and Weber have to say about all of ...
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· Aug 14, 2017
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3 main theoretical perspectives in Sociology

a short intro to the sociological theoretical perspectives: conflict, functionalist, and symbolic interactionist. I think I'm doing an awesome job of concisely illustrating the theoretical perspectives, but some people HATE this video - I guess they hate sociology.
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· Jan 1, 2009
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Three Major Perspectives in Sociology Symbolic Interactionist Functionalist and Conflict Perspective

This video lecture discusses the three major perspectives in sociology, namely, Symbolic Interactionist, Functionalist, and Conflict Perspective. Transcript of this video lecture is available at: https://philonotes.com/2023/03/three-major-perspectives-in-sociology ***** What is Society? Meaning and Characteristics Youtube Link: https://www ...
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· Feb 17, 2022
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Research Methods: Positivism (Sociology Theory & Methods)

This video on research methods explains the concept of Positivism. #aqasociology #alevelsociology #sociology #theorymethods #sociologyrevision The video is part of a series of short topic videos for A-Level Sociology students taking the Theory & Methods topic. View the complete series on this YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist ...
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· Mar 25, 2020
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1. Three Founding Sociological Theories

A brief introduction to the three most classic sociological theories: Conflict Theory, Structural Functionalism, and Symbolic Interactionism. Dr. Daniel Davis is a lecturer in sociology at San Diego State University. He is also an academic and career coach, committed to empowering people towards their goals with clarity and intentionality. More ...
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· Jan 1, 2009
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Theories of Global Stratification: Crash Course Sociology #28

Today we’ll discuss two theories of global stratification. First, we’ll go over modernization theory and Walt Rostow’s Four Stages of Modernization. Next, we’ll explain dependency theory, the legacy of colonialism, and Immanuel Wallerstein’s Capitalist World Economy Model. Crash Course is made with Adobe Creative Cloud. Get a free ...
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· Oct 9, 2017
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Research Paradigms & Philosophy: Positivism, Interpretivism and Pragmatism Explained (With Examples)

In this video, we unpack research paradigms and research philosophy to shed light on the "Big 3" - positivism, interpretivism, and pragmatism. We'll explore how positivism emphasises objective reality and quantitative data, interpretivism focuses on subjective meaning and qualitative inquiry, and pragmatism seeks a balance between the two ...
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· Jul 19, 2023
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Functionalism | Society and Culture | MCAT | Khan Academy

Functionalism is a theory of society that focuses on the structures that create the society and on how the society is able to remain stable. By Sydney Brown. . Created by Sydney Brown. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture/social-structures/v/conflict-theory?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=Desc&utm ...
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· Sep 17, 2013
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What is Pedagogy? | 4 Essential Learning Theories | Satchel

Jack takes us through the four main approaches to pedagogy, or 'learning theories' for those not quite up to scratch on their ancient Greek. Find out how it all began with behaviourism, how liberationism frees the mind, how constructivism is all chat, and how connectivism could be the next big thing. If pedagogy is new to you, this video is the ...
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· Feb 13, 2020
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Paradigms | 60 Second Sociology (Research Methods)

This quick summary video relates to the debate about whether sociology can be a science. #sociology #researchmethods #theoryandmethods #alevelsociology
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· May 22, 2023
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Sociological Theory - Feminism (Sociology Theory & Methods)

This video provides an essential overview for A-Level Sociology students of the theory of Feminism. #aqasociology #alevelsociology #sociology #theorymethods #feminism VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:09 Key concepts 1:19 Waves of Feminism 3:16 Liberal Feminism 4:27 Marxist Feminism 5:54 Radical Feminism 7:21 Feminist methodology 8:23 ...
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· Apr 4, 2020
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Sociology: Sociological theories of the family summary

Sociological theories of the family summary Presented by Alan
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· Mar 24, 2020
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Ontology, epistemology, and research paradigm

This video explains the basic relationship between research paradigm, ontology, and epistemology in academic research settings. A research paradigm explains what you believe reality is and how you think knowledge can be understood. Ontology refers to the nature of reality. Epistemology is concerned with the nature of knowledge and how we come ...
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· Jun 21, 2018
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Sociological Theory and Levels of Analysis

Companion lecture for Openstax Introduction to Sociology Edition 2, Chapter 1: Sociological Theory. Discussion includes Macro-Micro perspectives, and Functional, Conflict, Interaction and Feminist Theories.
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· Jul 28, 2016
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What is Paradigm Shift? (Thomas Kuhn & Postmodernism)

An explanation of Thomas Kuhn's theory of paradigm shift, scientific revolutions, Kuhn loss, and their relationship to postmodernism and logical positivism. Sponsors: Joshua Furman, Roman Leventov, NBA_Ruby, Antybodi, Federico Galvão, Mike Gloudemans, Eugene SY, Andrew Sullivan, Antoinemp1, Andreas Kurz, Ismail Fagundes, Joao Sa, Ploney, Tyler ...
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· Aug 15, 2021
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Research Methods: Interpretivism (Sociology Theory & Methods)

This video on research methods explains the concept of interpretivism. #aqasociology #alevelsociology #sociology #theorymethods #sociologyrevision The video is part of a series of short topic videos for A-Level Sociology students taking the Theory & Methods topic. View the complete series on this YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com ...
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· Mar 25, 2020
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Research Paradigms - Philosophy of Research

The topic of discussion in this video is #ResearchParadigms or #ResearchPhilosophy. There are two main research paradigms, #Positivism and #post-positivism. Post-positivism paradigm includes #Interpretivism or also called #constructivism and #pragmatism. Authors and researchers have talked about two or three other paradigms but they are part of ...
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· Mar 21, 2021
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Sociology

Overview of Ch 1 Introduction to Sociology by Prof. Cretney Petersen
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· Oct 16, 2022
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What is sociology?

In this introduction to the discipline of sociology, Dr. Lori Peek overviews the focus, history and approach of sociological inquiry. She defines sociology as the systematic study of society, and the sociological perspective as one that analyzes patterns of individual experience. She identifies several foundation thinkers, including Comte, Marx ...
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· Sep 26, 2016
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Ontology epistemology methodology and methods I ontology and epistemology in research examples

ontology epistemology methodology and methods,ontology and epistemology for dummies,ontology and epistemology in research examples,ontology and epistemology,ontology and epistemology in research,ontology and epistemology in qualitative research,epistemology and ontology,epistemology vs ontology,ontology vs epistemology,nurse killam,ontology ...
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· Aug 30, 2020
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Understanding the Power of Paradigms

**For more visit our website: http://goo.gl/kYTfZp ** Join Bob Proctor as he discusses the power of paradigms in this informational video. "Paradigms. What are they? A paradigm is a mental program that has almost exclusive control over our habitual behavior." Register the FREE Law of Attraction Webinar here: https://bit.ly/loa-webinar-pgi ...
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· Apr 21, 2016
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Sociological Theory: Social Action Theories (Sociology Theory & Methods)

Social Action Theories (also know as "micro theories") are the focus of this A-Level Sociology revision video. #aqasociology #alevelsociology #sociology #theorymethods #sociologyrevision 0:00 Introduction 0:08 What are social action theories? 1:53 Weber - Social Action Theory 3:20 Schultz - Phenomenology 4:46 Garfinkel - Ethnomethodology 6:14 ...
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· Apr 25, 2020
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The Four Types of Social Movement

Sociologist Nick Lee discusses the four types of social movement: Alterative, Redemptive, Reformative, and Transformative according to David Aberle. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeRevandIdeology Support Us: https://www.patreon.com/revolutionandideology Twitter: https://twitter.com/RevAndIdeology Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r ...
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· Dec 13, 2018
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Classical sociological theory - Marx, Weber, Durkheim

In this lecture, Dr. Tom Rudel overviews three classical sociological theorists – Marx, Weber and Durkheim. He notes that all three are structuralists, but that each identifies a different force that structures economic activity and outcomes. He describes Marx’s focus on the factory as the site of consumption and production, and he notes ...
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· Feb 16, 2016
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Personality Theories: Eight Major Approaches | Psyched with Setmire

In this lecture presentation video I will cover the 8 basic approaches to personality psychology. Within each approach I will define key terms and cover the major concepts!
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· Aug 2, 2019
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What even is a research paradigm?

This video introduces the idea of research paradigms, giving an overview of five major paradigms: positivism, postpositivism, constructivism, critical theory and postructuralism. We talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars and Star Trek. We don't dig into the history of each, or the tensions between them (what you might call the ...
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· Sep 17, 2019
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The 4 Critical Theoretical Perspectives of Sociology You Must Know

4 Major Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology – A perfect intro to sociology is to get familiar with these foundational perspectives of sociology. From this point, we move on to understanding other elements of sociology such as conflict theory, critical theory, structural functionalism, and symbolic interactionism – to name a few. Social ...
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· Aug 11, 2021
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Emile Durkheim’s Sociological Theory: Key Concepts

This video lecture discusses the key concepts of Emile Durkheim’s sociological theory. Full transcript of this video is available at: https://philonotes.com/2023/03/emile-durkheims-sociological-theory-key-concepts ***** What is Society? Meaning and Characteristics Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdDAmrXuop0 Different Types of ...
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· Aug 23, 2021
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Theoretical Perspectives: Structural Functionalism

This video goes over structural functionalism. It talks about how structural functionalism views society, what manifest/latent functions are, and how social facts/ institutions affect us. Thank you all for support! Unfortunately the guided notes have been discontinued, in the future I hope to have more notes and resources come out for you ...
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· Sep 6, 2018
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The three Sociological Perspectives

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· May 3, 2021
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Ch. 1 Lecture - Introduction to Sociology

Chapter 1: Introduction • What is Sociology? o Explain concepts central to sociology o Understand how different sociological perspectives have developed • History of Sociology o Explain why sociology emerged when it did o Describe how sociology became a separate academic discipline • Theoretical Perspectives o Explain what sociological ...
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· May 18, 2022
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7 Simple Ways to Change a Paradigm - Make a Paradigm Shift Today!

In this video, you'll learn 7 simple and powerful ways to change a paradigm. If you want to make a paradigm shift in your life, then this video is for you! I'll start by defining what a paradigm is, using definitions from Bob Proctor and others. I will then cover the 5 specific things that keep a paradigm in place. When you know these, you'll ...
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· Jul 11, 2021
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What is Functionalism in Sociology? (Functionalism Defined, Meaning of Functionalism)

This video lecture discusses the meaning of functionalism. The content of this video lecture is different from the content of the video lectures titled "Functionalism in Psychology" and "Functionalism in Education". Transcript of this video lecture is available at: https://philonotes.com/2023/04/what-is-functionalism *** For more Whiteboard ...
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· Oct 23, 2020
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Lesson 1-3: Theoretical Perspectives

There are three prevailing sociological perspectives: Functionalism, Conflict, & Symbolic Interactionism. Each one provides a unique way to study society. Table of Contents: 00:00 - Introduction 00:34 - The Perspectives of Sociology 01:21 - Learning Intentions 01:52 - Sociological Thinking 03:23 - Levels of Sociological Examination 05:36 ...
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· Aug 26, 2020
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What is Interpretivism?

This video lecture discusses the meaning of interpretivism. Interpretivism is a philosophical doctrine which holds the belief that reality and knowledge are socially constructed by human beings. In particular, the term interpretivism refers to theories about how the human mind can obtain knowledge of the world. And as the name suggests ...
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· Oct 20, 2020