Action Theories

?
Symbols
Symbolic interactionism: Mead: Interpreting a stimulus to give it meaning
1 of 8
Looking Glass Self
symbolic interactionism: Cooley; Seeing yourself mirrored in the way that others respond to you (self-fulfilling prophecy)
2 of 8
Role Taking
symbolic interactionism: Mead: Putting yourself in someone else’s position to try and understand their actions
3 of 8
Affective action
social action theory: Weber: Action that is influenced by an emotional state
4 of 8
Instrumentally rational action
social action theory: Weber: Action that is chosen sensibly based on liekly outcomes
5 of 8
Traditional Action
social action theory: Weber: Action that is carried out because it is customary to act that way
6 of 8
Reflexivity
Ethnomethodology: Garfinkle: The process whereby we use common sense knowledge to construct meaning and thus avoid social breakdown
7 of 8
Typifications
Phenomenology: Schutz: Shared categories and concepts that help us organise our shared world of meaning
8 of 8

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

symbolic interactionism: Cooley; Seeing yourself mirrored in the way that others respond to you (self-fulfilling prophecy)

Back

Looking Glass Self

Card 3

Front

symbolic interactionism: Mead: Putting yourself in someone else’s position to try and understand their actions

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

social action theory: Weber: Action that is influenced by an emotional state

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

social action theory: Weber: Action that is chosen sensibly based on liekly outcomes

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Sociology resources:

See all Sociology resources »See all Sociological theory resources »