Conflict Theory And Social Action Theory Max Gluckman Turner

Conflict Theory and Social Action Theory.
Abstract
This essay aims to discuss the theories of Social action as well as the Conflict Theory. I am going to go deep into each of the theories as well as put some focus on the key figures them being Max Gluckman and Lewis A. Coser of the Conflict Theory and Also Max Weber and Victor Turner of The Social Action Theory. I am also going to go into comparison of these two theories and also what makes them so different from each other. According to my understanding conflict theory puts a lot of emphasis on the role a person/an individual and/or a group can exercise their influence, power and control over others so that there can be social order. While social action theory stresses the fact that the individual has the ability to be able to apply control of their own actions.

Key words Social Action Theory
Conflict theory
Society
Group
Individual
Max Gluckman
Lewis A, Coser
Max Weber
Victor Turner
Change
Conflict
Social order
Groups
Individuals
Rational
Action
Instrumental rational action,
Value-rational
Which will at the end of the day lead up to social change. According to Cragun et al (2011), the conflict theory argues that society in not a solitary or social consensus, but rather it is about competition. This means that society is made up of individuals who are always competing for the limited resources. The conflict also explains the conflict that is there between social classes, it is the theory that states that there is a continuous existence of struggles within all aspects of the society, the struggles that occur in the society are not necessarily physically violent, it just points out to the never ending struggle for each individual and group in the society in order to increase their own