A social-conflict and feminism perspective: The institution of marriage
A social-conflict and feminism perspective: The institution of marriage
Sociology 1010 A
Tutorial #1- Alesha
November 7, 2011 Marriage is known as an intuition that is based on love and commitment. It’s acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture and the country one lives in. People marry for many reasons, such as financial, emotional, social, and religious. These might include arranged marriages, family expectations and economic inheritance. “Viewing the symbolic-interaction approach, society is a result of people’s everyday interactions. This theory includes how people define and shape reality during social interaction. Feminism, which is similar to the conflict theory, is a point of view that focuses on the rights of women equal to those of men” (Macionis and Gerber, 2011, p. 15). By looking at these types one can determine how marriage and family life exploits and oppresses women. It is clear that there is a division in marriage between women and men. Traditional old generations tend to carry the idea that women are expected to be housewives allowing the men to labour in the workforce. However, conflict theorists and feminists disagree with this and view that the nuclear family benefits all in society. This paper will discuss an analysis of the institution of marriage from the theoretical perspective: feminism and social-conflict. It will compare and contrast gender roles, why couples get married, and why couples divorce.
Symbolic Interactionism sees society consisting of symbols that are used by people to create meaning of the world and also communicate with one another. It tries to examine peoples face to face communication and how they work with relationships to make sense of life. When people have symbolic interaction, they interact with each other by understanding actions of other people instead of acting upon them. Marriage/family is important for sharing beliefs and values with everyone. In a
Sociology 1010 A
Tutorial #1- Alesha
November 7, 2011 Marriage is known as an intuition that is based on love and commitment. It’s acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture and the country one lives in. People marry for many reasons, such as financial, emotional, social, and religious. These might include arranged marriages, family expectations and economic inheritance. “Viewing the symbolic-interaction approach, society is a result of people’s everyday interactions. This theory includes how people define and shape reality during social interaction. Feminism, which is similar to the conflict theory, is a point of view that focuses on the rights of women equal to those of men” (Macionis and Gerber, 2011, p. 15). By looking at these types one can determine how marriage and family life exploits and oppresses women. It is clear that there is a division in marriage between women and men. Traditional old generations tend to carry the idea that women are expected to be housewives allowing the men to labour in the workforce. However, conflict theorists and feminists disagree with this and view that the nuclear family benefits all in society. This paper will discuss an analysis of the institution of marriage from the theoretical perspective: feminism and social-conflict. It will compare and contrast gender roles, why couples get married, and why couples divorce.
Symbolic Interactionism sees society consisting of symbols that are used by people to create meaning of the world and also communicate with one another. It tries to examine peoples face to face communication and how they work with relationships to make sense of life. When people have symbolic interaction, they interact with each other by understanding actions of other people instead of acting upon them. Marriage/family is important for sharing beliefs and values with everyone. In a
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