Three Sociological Perspectives
Sociology is the study of human behaviors when it comes to interactions, developments, structures, and relationships in the social world. To better understand interactions, sociologists have examined culture, history, economics, and many different aspects of human life. It can be compared to a psychology; a human psychology focused on different groups of people, instead of individuals. Having the knowledge presented in sociology can help explain the reasoning behind past experiences to improve the conducts and results for the future.
Sociology is made up of many viewpoints or theories, but they can usually be categorized into three more broad sociological perspectives. The three sociological views are Functionalism, the Conflict theory, and Interactionism. Karl Marx, who among other respectable things, was a German sociological theorist that intensified the Conflict theory.
Unlike the functionalism and the interactionism perspectives, the conflict theory is more of a pessimistic view of society’s problems based on the social change presented in everyday life. A conflict theorists will most likely believe that there are many divisions amongst people, and that these divisions will never be equal. According to the conflict theory, anywhere that a group can be subdivided, there will be some form of inequality, if it’s not blandly …show more content…
Relative to the theory, the wealthy will have the control over the poor; the wealthy people will have the higher authority when it comes to governing work. Those that are poor will have less power, and will actually just labor for the wealthy, causing all real production. Although the Chain of Command is very common and tends to work well with business, the conflict theory suggests that the only advantage of the hierarchy of power comes to the privileged wealthy, and that the poor will not grow from their
Sociology is made up of many viewpoints or theories, but they can usually be categorized into three more broad sociological perspectives. The three sociological views are Functionalism, the Conflict theory, and Interactionism. Karl Marx, who among other respectable things, was a German sociological theorist that intensified the Conflict theory.
Unlike the functionalism and the interactionism perspectives, the conflict theory is more of a pessimistic view of society’s problems based on the social change presented in everyday life. A conflict theorists will most likely believe that there are many divisions amongst people, and that these divisions will never be equal. According to the conflict theory, anywhere that a group can be subdivided, there will be some form of inequality, if it’s not blandly …show more content…
Relative to the theory, the wealthy will have the control over the poor; the wealthy people will have the higher authority when it comes to governing work. Those that are poor will have less power, and will actually just labor for the wealthy, causing all real production. Although the Chain of Command is very common and tends to work well with business, the conflict theory suggests that the only advantage of the hierarchy of power comes to the privileged wealthy, and that the poor will not grow from their