Bow Tie Analysis

Bow Tie Analysis Conflict Power! People and their Psychology issues are all related to power, money, resources, and social position. Symbolic Internationalist People react to each other based on symbols. Language, clothing, signs, piercings, tattoos, jewellery… How society communicates is complicated and is based on an understanding of it’s symbols. Sociology Structural Functionalist If it ain’t broke… The ways people interact and react with each other and with institutions of society Social Issue: will not change unless they are flawed or do not work. Every piece of society works as a clock or complicated machine. If it is broken, society will change it. Feminist Sex, gender, power inequity due to sex or gender, power Anthropology redistribution due to sex or gender. Post Modern We all perceive our world in different ways. How we relate to each other and to society can be skewed by the method in which we communicate. Bow Tie Analysis Conflict -Power Psychology -Why are cell phones -Why? taking over? -Why do we use them? -Who can afford it? -Why do I want a cell -Who is kept in the phone? loop? -How much do I use it? Symbolic Sociology Internationalist -How? -Communication and -How has it become the Symbols preferred method of -Does it get in the way communication? of conversation? -Why do we rely on cell -Are they symbols of phones so much? social status or wealth? -How has it affected -Is there a similarity society? between people with Social Issue: similar types of phones? Anthropology Cell Phones -Who? Structural Functionalist -Who do you see using -If it ain’t broke, don’t cell phones? fix it -When is it appropriate? -How has it helped our -How universal is this? communication? -What other applications or uses are there? -Why has society demanded cell phones?

Feminist -Sex and Gender -How are they used in dating? -Are they used equally between different sexes and genders? -Has it enticed early sexual activity?

Post Modern -Information and experience -How has it affected the message?