Transactionalism - Max Gluchman
6 important questions on Transactionalism - Max Gluchman
To what paradigm is Transactionalism a reaction?
to functionalism.
In contrast to functionalism, the transactionalists endorsed the following ideas:
What do individuals a large degree of?
Individuals enjoy a large degree of agency and make rational calculations (cost benefit analyse) of strategic moves to achieve certain goals.
What is social structure a product of?
the product of multiple, often conflicting acts and decisions of individuals
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Ongoing transactions between individual actors causes what?
the social structure is very dynamic and changing allt he time.
to what question do transactionalist dont make a stand?
if whether material or cognitive/ideological factors are most influential in shaping people's live.
What theory do they support?
rational choice theory: focus on agency and acting individuals
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