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    Functionalist and Symbolic Interactionist Functionalist and Symbolic Interactionist SO1050 Sociology Functionalist‚ also known as structural functionalism because of its views on the ways social structures accompanies social needs. In perspective‚ functionalism structures social influences by what is visible and in demand now. (Boundless.com/Sociology)Functionalism has been criticized for downplaying the role of individual action

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    Functionalist vs. Symbolic Interactionist Functionalists believe that each aspect of society is interdependent and contributes to society’s functioning as a whole to create stability or work toward the same common goal. The government‚ or state‚ provides education for the children of the family‚ which in turn pays taxes on which the state depends to keep itself running. The family is dependent upon the school to help children grow up to have good jobs so that they can raise and support their own

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    - structural symbolic conflict Power * “Power is the ability to get others to do what you want despite Opposition”-Max Weber * Types of power Physical control- coercion (threats‚ actual violence)‚ force; police or military. Symbolic Control- Manipulation‚ intimidation Rules of Conduct- channel behavior in desired patterns‚ rules. * Weber also considered power a way to influence social life. Legitimacy of Power - Authority: power that is considered legitimate‚ lawful‚

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    three areas I am going to focus on are those of the FunctionalistConflict and Symbolic-Interactionist. The Functionalist theory believes that society functions so that each individual plays a specific role. Their perspective of social inequality is the belief that "inequality is not only inevitable but also necessary for the smooth functioning of society." (Davis-Moore (1954) p. 214 chapter 8 Society In Our Times: The Essentials) Functionalists believe that all societies have important jobs and

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    Conflict Theory: - Conflict theory maintains that a sociological perspective for a society is depended upon irreconcilable differences within members of that society‚ brought upon by inequalities in their political‚ economic and social statuses. Karl Marx is credited with being the father of Conflict Theory. Functional Theory: - Functional theory is a perspective that maintains that a society as a whole is a sum of its parts; that each part is functioning in a manner conducive towards the stability

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    The Functionalist Perspective sees society as a system. Regarding the technology gap facing the poor and minorities‚ a functionalist perspective would cover this issue based on the society’s consensus due to their core beliefs and values. If there would be a technology gap with the poor and minorities‚ there would have to be a reason for the gap to be occurring. There can be a positive and negative side to the technology gap with the poor and minorities‚ such as; it is a downfall due to them not

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    chosen bullying and how it is a social deviance. Bullying cane be defined as the use of power and aggression to cause distress or control another. Bullying itself manifest in all ages‚ from children in grade school all the way through adult hood. I have seen it and the effects of it‚ no good comes from bullying. I also know that while yes it can stem from some sort of discrimination it does not always target a certain race‚ sexual orientation

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    Typically‚ an eating disorder can be defined as the act of starving one’s self in order to attain the image of being thin. This process occurs in unhealthy ways such as not eating or making oneself throw up after eating (Disordered Eating 2011). Most people might consider an eating disorder to be an individual problem‚ meaning that a person may have been triggered by an internal source rather than and external source. However‚ that is not necessarily the case. People generally relate thinness and

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    will compare and contrast the functionalist and conflict perspectives. Both are on a macro level but are different theories with how the sociologists view the social problem of poverty. An examination of the two theories will show the differences of the functionalist theoretical perspective‚ which focuses primarily on the positive and some negative‚ and the conflict theoretical perspective‚ which focuses on the negative. (Leon-Guerrero‚ A ‚ 2013) The functionalist theoretical perspective accepts

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    When it comes to race‚ conflict theorist apply the sense of conflict theory in order to study things like racial inequality‚ racial struggles‚ and racial dominance. They see society in terms of race being split into two groups; those that are dominant and those that are subordinate. conflict theorist takes a look at the struggles of class dominance such as access to employment‚ discrimination and profiling just to name a few. Symbolic interactionist see race as a symbol and as a source of meaning

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