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TAMU SOCI 205 - Conflict Perspective & Symbolic Interactionism
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SOCI 205 1st Edition Lecture 23Outline of Last Lecture II. Deviance at SalemIII. Functionalist and Conflict explanations of Salem Witchcraft TrialsIV. Reading Discussion - WeitzerOutline of Current LectureII. Conflict PerspectiveIII. Symbolic Interactionism: Labeling TheoryIV. Reading Discussion – Western and PettitCurrent LectureII. Conflicta. Prior to trials: increased stratificationi. 10% of population controlled 62% of the wealthii. Polarization: merchants and non-merchantsb. Networksi. After 3rd generation:1. Putnams: less successful2. Porters: more successfulii. Accused witches: linked to Portersiii. Accusers: Putnamsiv. Porters1. Less active in local politics (more active in the Port)2. Porters beame a symbol of what was wrong in Salem: representedharmful capitalism (for Putnam and others)c. Why is religion so important in the conflict?i. Church: a major institution in Puritan societyii. Rev. Samuel Parris1. Catalyst in witch trials2. Came to the church after failed attempts as a businessman3. Parris’ sermons preached against capitalismiii. Conflict Scholars: the cause of conflict in salem was not witchcraft by mercantile capitalismd. Conclusionsi. Witchcraft Trials1. Functionalist: an attempt to reaffirm community identityThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. Conflict: an attempt to enforce old way of lifea. Conflict is manifest along social, economic, and geographiclinesIII. Symbolic Interactionism: Labeling Theorya. Why do some people get labeled as deviants and keep that label through their lives?b. David Rosenhan: “On Being Sane in Insane Places”i. Study: How being labeled as schizophrenic would change the way they are treatedii. Psuedopatients: all behavior interpreted consistent with the initial label/diagnosis 1. Staff wanted to interpret all behavior as crazy2. Some of the patients were able to figure it out and realize they were journalists and that they were not crazy, but the staff could not figure that out3. Were friendly and cooperative, but could not get out of the hospital4. Told real stories about their life (as opposed to creating false biographies), but these stories were interpreted as pathological5. When the pseudo patients get discharged from hospital: it is not said that the schizophrenia was misdiagnosed, but rather that it is in “remission”a. Shows how difficult it is to shake a label off iii. Follow Up Study1. Rate Patients over 3 Months: Ten-Point Scalea. 1 being that they think the patient is fake and part of a studyb. 10 being that they are legitimatec. None were fakes – several were considered fake simply because the idea that some MAY be fake was brought up2. Again, psychiatric labels stick and are very hard to remove from oneselfc. Labeling and Racei. Devah Pager1. Race, Criminal Record, and Labor Marketii. Audit Study by Pager1. Entry level position2. Identical resumes except for criminal record (drugs)3. Each team applied for the same set of jobs4. Testers alternated being ex-con (criminal record)iii. Results of Audit Study1. White non-criminals: 34% received call backs2. White ex-cons: 17%3. Black non-criminal: 14%4. Black ex-con: 5%5. Consistent with other studies6. Effect of criminal recorda. For whites: 50% less likely to get call back (1:2)b. For blacks: 66% less likely (1:3)IV. Reading Discussion – Western and Pettita. What explains the “…explosion of the penal population after 1970”?b. Why are young, black, male high school dropouts over represented in prison?i. Because they commit a disproportionate number of crimes (street crimes) and are arrested for themc. How do high incarceration rates conceal inequality?i. Most measures for unemployment omits the prison population d. How do high incarceration rates increase inequality?i. Carry a stigma which impacts their ability to become employed later


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