* Macro world view (structures that shape society) * Family * Economy * Education * Social Stability‚ Consensus and Solidarity * Social institutions (e.g. the family‚ the economy‚ education) serve important functions for society * Manifest functions * Latent functions * Dysfunction in societies components can lead to conflict‚ deviance and chaos * ORDER --> STABILITY --> PRODUCTIVITY * Spencer’s Theories: * Society as an organism
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Two major approaches to contemporary social theory are the Marxian materialist approach and the structural functionalist approach. The materialist approach was developed from the work of Karl Marx‚ who believed that the economic order shapes society. The functionalist approach was developed from the work of Comte and Durkheim‚ stating that is the combination of all of society’s institutions that shapes society. An organic analogy is most often used to explain structural functionalism
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“SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION THEORY” Written by Andrew Lien & Henry Nunnery J201 Section: 23607 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies Tuesdays‚ 06:00P-08:40P Instructor: Mark T. Berg‚ Ph.D. The main assumption of Social Disorganization Theory is the ability to explain why crime committed by lower class communities is more prominent than neighborhoods from communities in better economic areas. This theory is the relationship of the destabilization of urban communities and
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Social Identity Theory- Henri Tajfel: Father of the theory‚ French‚ jewish was part of the holocaust. Social identity theory seen as a way to explain the holocaust and how one group could turn on another Tajfel : “social identity will be understood as that part of the individuals’ self-concept which derives from their knowledge of their membership of a social group (groups) together with the value and emotional significance attached to that membership. not concerned with individual identity
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The biggest similarity between the social structures of the ancient civilizations of India‚ China and the Mediterranean region would be the contempt of women‚ who were usually seen as a source of entertainment for men. As a result‚ women all around the world had near to zero influence in the society in old times. Another important social similarity of these four (if you separate the Romans and the Greeks) civilizations was the presence of a hierarchical social ladder‚ mainly based on occupation.
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Theory of Social Development Full Outline of the Theory in Brief N. Asokan Table of Contents Chapter I Introduction Chapter II Infrastructure Chapter III Levels of Comprehension‚ Enjoyment‚ Values‚ Attitudes and Motives Chapter IV Model of Nine Levels of Growth Chapter V Conclusion Chapter I Introduction For the scholar‚ development is a particular activity of society seen in certain periods. For the social being it is an ever-present‚ non-stop activity
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Karl Marx’s theory to explain social inequality is based on the unequal division of resources between two groups: bourgeoisie and the proletariat‚ or the wealthy/business owners and the laborers. According to Marx‚ the bourgeoisie have the monetary power to gain economical resources‚ as they own the businesses where the proletariat must work to gain money to survive. The bourgeoisie maintains this position by paying the proletariat just enough to provide for his or her basic needs of survival.
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Referring to Herbert J. Gans’ use of social functionalist theory in his essay titled “Uses of the Underclass in America”‚ four of the thirteen manifest and latent functions Gans applied to the problem of poverty could also be applied to the issue of Islamophobia in America. The first (manifest) function of Islamophobia emphasizes that the existence of Islamophobia supplies popular culture villains. Because many within American society oftentimes associate real-world terrorism with Muslims (at a
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The social conflict theory Conflict and struggle promote human social existence by ensuring that the strongest of a species survive. Sprey (1969) is credited with introducing a conflict approach to family studies. Sprey (1969) suggested that the family was a "system in conflict." Basic assumptions: - Conflict is typical. Harmony is a problematic. - Research should examine the ability of family members to deal with conflict Feminist scholarship used a conflict approach to analyze general themes
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Social Disorganization Question-and-Answer Social disorganization is a theoretical perspective that is used to predict trends in criminal behavior by criminal justice professionals. In this paper the correlation between corrupt political machines and social disorganization as it is related to the development of organized crime and organized crime groups will be discussed. “The corrupt political machines may directly affect social disorganization and the criminal activity of organized crime groups”
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