Miranda Petrigash Professor Baffour Takyi Intro to Sociology T/TH 10:45 September 5‚ 2013 Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology There are three main theoretical perspectives in sociology. The functionalism and conflict theories are macro theories or the "big picture" of a society‚ while the symbolic interaction theory is a micro theory that focuses on small group actions in a society. The functionalism theory was based off the ideas of Emile Durkheim‚ a French intellectual who was concerned with
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Public Park I am sitting in my truck under a tree‚ looking out the window. The sun is starting to disappear but for now it makes me feel warm all over. I am focused on the large amount of people out on a late week night. There were five different groups doing physical activity. Each group was composed of men and women‚ and had at least 10 people in each group. One group was running‚ two groups walking‚ another group was standing all focused on one individual in the group speaking. The fifth group
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The first theory is the structural-functional theory. The text defines this paradigm as “a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability”. The first paradigm deals both with social structure and social function and the goal of having a stable and orderly society. The structural-functional paradigm guides us to look at the structure and the function of the social world around us. Social Structure refers to a normal
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Centuries have come and gone since the conceptualization of the three major sociological perspectives in Sociology. Symbolic Interactionism‚ Functionalist and Conflict Theory are the perspectives that offer sociologists’ theoretical paradigms for explaining how society influences people and vice versa. Each of these perspectives uniquely conceptualizes society‚ social forces and human behaviour which provides sociologists with an orienting framework for asking certain types of questions about society
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Assignment #1 The first major theoretical perspective is the functionalist perspective‚ which also goes by the names functionalism and structural functionalism. These types of perspectives are commonly based on the theory that society is a stable‚ orderly system. Under the functionalist perspective‚ a society is said to be composed of many different parts‚ which are interrelated and serves different functions that in the end contributes to the stability of the society. Many factors‚ such as education
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1. Most sociologists interpret social life from one of three major theoretical frameworks: symbolic interactionism‚ functional analysis‚ or conflict theory. Each theory focuses on a different perspective which‚ in turn‚ provides three distinct interpretations of human behavior. The main concept of symbolic interactionism is that “symbols-things to which we attach meaning-are the key to understanding how we view the world and communicate with one another”. Symbolic interactionism focuses on face-to-face
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Since food and drinks were not allowed in many places of the library‚ those who wanted to have food would come here. These people usually shared the same pattern that they would read books or stare at their computers while eating. During the observation‚ seven people went straight forward to the newspaper shelf‚ picked up their favourite copy‚ found a seat and began to read. They usually came in alone and knew exactly what they wanted to read. There was another group of people who regarded the
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1. What is sociology? What are the aims‚ uses and concerns of sociology? (Criteria 1.1‚ Level 2 and level 3) Sociology is the systematic study of patterns of human behavior between different societies and how they are transmitted through generations. It is concerned with the study of various social institutions within society and how they function and affect each other. For example‚ the influence the family might possibly have on whether a child is religious or not. Sociology is also the study of
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Farm Animals The standard way of thinking about farm life is that it is boring‚ lots of work‚ dirty and inhumane. Changing the views that people have about farm animals is important‚ especially with our change in politics. I don’t not want to get into the political side of raising animals‚ but instead focus on what farm animals have to offer. In viewing farm animals‚ one can see that farm life is interesting‚ exciting and the opposite of being inhumane to animals. Each day has something
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Study Guide for Exam 1 Intro to Sociology Bring # 2 Pencil Understanding Sociology Readings: Chapter 1 Article: New York: Plan to Close Prisons Stirs Anxiety in Towns That Depend on Them Sociological Imagination (C. Wright Mills)- An awareness of the relationship between an individual & the wider society; key element to sociological imagination is the ability to view one’s society as an outsider would. **Society influences: culture‚ gender identity‚ religion & social class. August
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