Major Perspectives of sociology Three major Perspectives 4/26/2013 Brianna Slaton The Three Sociological Perspectives In today’s society many people may look at society in different ways. What you see and what I say may be totally different. You may present something in a different way than I would. Though we approach a topic differently does not mean we are wrong or right. This is just how society as a whole works. It has been this way in the past and is still present now and will
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Assess functionalist views of the role of education. (20 marks) Functionalists emphasise positive aspects of schools‚ this is the idea of a ‘consensus’ perspective; where there is an agreement about what is valued within a society. These are like Emile Durkheim’s social facts or moral regulation in that they govern behaviour‚ and while they are coercive‚ they are also generally agreed upon where ‘The function of education is to transmit society’s norms and values’ . According to functionalists education
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Katiria Colon 3/22/13 Poverty Poverty is one of the worst issues in the United States. Despite this‚ poverty has potential to be fixed. Poverty as Capability Deprivation introduces “capability deprivation” as a method for lowing poverty and strengthening society. Amartya Sen emphasizes social gender roles and other countries’ prioritization on health‚ education‚ and job training. We are told that these are areas where United States lacks focus. In The Capabilities approach and Social Justice By
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BSc (Hons) Sociology SH 346 (Specialisation: Gender Studies) (Under Review) 1. Objectives The programme aims at providing students with a sound knowledge of Sociology and Gender Studies. The programme is designed to promote analytical skills in the study of human behaviour‚ gender analysis‚ social institutions and social change. The scheme of study offers adequate background for a number of professions requiring social and gender analysis in a changing society‚ both in the public and
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Theoretical Perspectives The three main theoretical perspectives in sociology--structural-functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interactionism--offer insights into the nature‚ causes‚ and consequences of poverty and economic inequality. Structural-Functionalist Perspective According to the structural-functionalist perspective‚ poverty and economic inequality serve a number of positive functions for society. Decades ago‚ Davis and Moore (1945) argued that because the various occupational
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grandfather and the father and mother. The father and mother disapprove of the language he uses around their children. A structural-functionalist might question how the members of the family are performing their specified functions. They may look at each member’s values‚ beliefs‚ and social norms and see how they relate to one another. By doing this‚ a structural-functionalist will be able to identify why conflict or despair is occurring within a family unit. For example‚ if the mother’s belief system
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feminization of poverty is the theory that it is easier for women to fall into poverty and harder for them to climb out of it. Forty-three percent of households headed by single mothers are living in poverty in the United States. In the United States‚ whether or not you are considered impoverished depends on your annual income and the number of people in your household. For example a one person household with an annual income of less than $11‚770 would be considered to be living in poverty. A five person
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Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the functionalist view on society. Functionalism is a consensus perspective‚ whereby society is based on shared values and norms into which members are socialised. For functionalists‚ society is seen as a system of social institutions such as the economy‚ religion and the family all of which perform socialisation functions. A strength of the functionalist theory is that it a macro level structural theory which uses an organic analogy- using the body as
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theory approaches deviance as a necessary part of the social organization. They believed that deviance helps create social stability. Emile Durkheim was the one who made that point also believed with deviance people can define and support morality. Functionalists believe deviance helps people draw boundaries between good and bad. Symbolic-interaction theory explains
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often holds the belief that historical events‚ like revolutions‚ are individual acts‚ while functionalists believe in the fact that revolutions are inevitable and that modernization in blooming societies would eventually lead to revolution. In terms of the Holocaust‚ an intentionalist might argue that without Hitler‚ the Holocaust would never happen since he was the leader of that genocide. However‚ a functionalist would argue that since Hitler had so many followers with the same belief system‚ somebody
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