Comparing the four main sociological perspectives Sociologists analyse social phenomena from a series of different perspectives‚ there are four main sociological perspectives that all differ from each other in one way or another‚ these are; feminism‚ Marxism‚ interactionism and functionalism. The main difference between these perspectives are that there are structuralist theories (Marxism‚ feminism‚ functionalism) and action theories (symbolic interactionists.) Structuralist theories believe that
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STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT NEW PALTZ INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (ARH 200)‚ Professor Dewsnap Study Sheet 1 Introduction‚ Prehistoric Art‚ Ancient Near Eastern Art‚ Egyptian Art Note on Vocabulary For the terms which are not defined in the glossary of your textbook‚ please consult online dictionaries available through library website databases‚ The Oxford Art Online and The Grove Dictionary of Art. A good dictionary available in paperback is: Edward Lucie-Smith‚ The Thames and Hudson
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decision processes. The organisation’s structure depends on the organisation itself‚ its members‚ the distribution of power‚ the environment and the technical system. Design decisions can be grouped into the: design of positions; design of superstructure; design of lateral linkages; design of decision making system. Work constellations are quasi-independent cliques of individuals who work on decisions appropriate to their level in the hierarchy. These groups range from the formal to the informal
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism 1. Tourism and the Environment The term ‘environment’ is a generic concept. It encompasses different contexts including the cultural‚ social‚ political and economic. The most often assumed meaning of environment is that of nature. However‚ we must also remember that how we use nature carries with political‚ economic and social implications. We know that the impacts of human activities upon nature have implications for its biodiversity and the welfare
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will be brought about. Marxists believe that‚ conflict is needed to progress socially. They believe that all societies are characterised by the nature of their production and economic relationships‚ that the substructure of a society affects the superstructure. They also believe that those who have the means of power though production‚ take advantage over those who don’t. The Micro belief‚ is that you make your own reality‚ you choose the things that will affect you‚ you choose your own reality. Social
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The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were full of evolving social and economic ideas. These views of the social structure of urban society came about through the development of ideas taken from the past revolutions. As the Industrial Revolution progressed through out the world‚ so did the gap between the class structures. The development of a capitalist society was a very favorable goal for the upper class. By using advanced methods of production introduced by the Industrial Revolution‚ they
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Conflict theories are perspectives in social science that emphasize the social‚ political or material inequality of a social group‚ that critique the broad socio-political system‚ or that otherwise detract from structural functionalism and ideological conservativism. Conflict theories draw attention to power differentials‚ such as class conflict‚ and generally contrast historically dominant ideologies. It is therefore a macro level analysis of society. Karl Marx is the father of the social conflict
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Depression‚ both in England and America authors moved politically to the left. The poetry of Auden‚ C.Day Lewis‚ and Stephen Spender is noted for the leftist conviction. Marxist criticism is sociological. Marxism views literature or art as the superstructure of the base – the economy. It focuses on the relationship between the spiritual and the material productions. The relationship is
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Political Ideas of the Enlightenment Enlightenment has long been hailed as the foundation of modern Western political and intellectual culture. The authors of the American Declaration of Independence‚ the United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were motivated by Enlightenment principles. Important Political Enlightenment Thinkers John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704)‚ widely known as the Father of Liberalism was an English philosopher
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systems of oppression (RACE CLASS AND GENDER) Marxism alone cannot adequately address inequalities of race and gender because it ignores the historical impacts of race and gender As such critical problems will persist Patriarchy is not just a superstructure It is an independent oppressive system which must also be dismantled before true revolution can occur Patriarchal norms will persist in the home (home is a reflection of society) Marxist revolution alone is not sufficient for gender and race
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