Far And Away Related To Sociology

Filippone. M ? 8 Pd. Honors Sociology ? Far and Away The movie ?Far and Away,? starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, was a very good. I believe it was a good representation of society during that time. It gave a good insight on what immigrants? lives were like when they came into America and showed the struggles they went through in order to live a better life. The movie?s plot line was interesting and showed how the universe has a weird way of bringing back the people important to you when they leave. It also showed a good visual representation of society and the different perspectives. The functionalist perspective is the theoretical perspective that views society as a set of interrelated parts that work together to produce a stable social system. It was influenced by sociologists Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, and Emile Durkheim. People with functionalist perspectives on society says that society is held together by a consensus
For example, when Shannon first met Joseph she was appalled. She always was under the consensus that all poor people are dumb and Joseph was under the consensus that all rich people were stuck up and snotty. They both just assumed that that was how society worked and how everyone that had their lifestyle were the same. The conflict perspective is the theoretical perspective that focuses on the forces in society that promote competition and change are what help society run. It was founded and influenced by German philosopher Karl Marx. People who have conflict perspectives on society believe that those who possess more power in society will exercise control over those with less power. They also believe that conflict is necessary for social change and that social change is inevitable. Conflict theorists take interests in decision making in families, relationships between racial groups, and labor