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This 5 page paper examines several concepts in sociology. Ten questions are answered in the context of this paper. Concepts are explored, including but not limited to habitus, dialectical method, systems theory and the psychic apparatus. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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equated with " the total ideational (or, better yet, existential) environment of a person" ("Habitus," 2005). The concept challenges the notion that free will exists and suggests that while
people have certain flexibilities, there is certainly a case to be made that actions are based on ones environment ("Habitus," 2005). 3. Briefly explain what the dialectical
method is. Name three theorists we studied who could be described as dialecticians. The dialectical method is something employed by theorists to arrive a truth or conclusion. Logical
argumentation is used in the process. A student writing on this subject should understand that some well known sociologists who employed this methodology are Marx, Hegel, and Simmel.
4. Define symbolic interactionism. List some of its characteristics. Which of our theorists (name one) is most closely related to this tradition? Herbert Blumer
coined the term. Symbolic interactionism relies on the meanings that people attach to things and is unlike functionalism that relies on purportedly objective measures of things. Symbolic interactionism understands why
the diploma, a simple piece of paper, is more important than a persons ability but while that may be the case, the diploma takes on an added meaning and subsequent
functionality in society. In such a sense, the two concepts which are somewhat at odds, become inextricable. More specifically, the theory emphasizes "interactions among people, use of symbols in
communication and interaction, interpretation as part of action, self as constructed by others through communication and interaction, and flexible, adjustable social processes" ("Symbolic," 2005). 5. Who
analyzed the psychic apparatus? What are its three components? Briefly characterize each. Freud analyzed the psychic apparatus with the components of id, ego and superego. The id
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