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    This document discusses three major sociological perspectives: structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Structural functionalism views society as a complex system whose parts work together to maintain stability, similar to how human organs work together in the body. Conflict theory focuses on the daily conflicts within society as groups compete for resources and power. Symbolic interactionism examines how individual relationships are defined by shared meanings and symbols rather than by objective reality. These three perspectives provide different frameworks for understanding social life and interactions.

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    Martha Hernandez

    Sociology 1

    January 20, 2017

    Sociological Perspectives Writing Assignment

    Sociology is a very broad subject and is in charge of studying society as a whole

    to understand humans behavior, our interactions with each other and the purpose of our

    lives in society. Sociology is divided into many branches in order to study in depth the

    factors that affect our relationships; these branches are race, culture, social status,

    religion, background, politics, customs and more. In sociology, a couple of theories were

    proposed in order to explain the distinctive characteristics of social life. These are

    Structural Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism.

    Structural Functionalism is a sociological perspective that concentrates on

    assuming that society is very complex and that its parts work altogether in order to

    provide stability in society. This theory is viewed in a macro level due to the fact it

    focuses on society interactions as a whole. Herbert Spencer introduced a view of this

    theory by comparing the human body needing all of its organs to work close together in

    order to provide stability, control and function properly. He argued that society its just

    like a human body made up of different components. Separations such as religion,

    government, customs, etc are needed in order to provide equilibrium in society. For

    example, laws are designed in order to provide guidance in our everyday life, without the

    law anyone would be able to do anything the pleased without consequences, therefore
    laws provide stability. Theses laws and regulations are set by a group of members that

    work closely to provide a safer environment for others.

    Furthermore, the second theory is the Conflict perspective that focuses on the

    daily conflicts that society goes through in order to achieve and maintain power over one

    another. The constant fight between each other to stay ahead of the game makes this a

    competition where we all compete for resources such as money, power, properties, etc

    Max Weber argued that the world inequalities in economics between the countries have

    been lead by the conflict theory due to the ongoing disagreements between one another.

    Conflicts can also arise from education, social status, religion and beliefs. For example,

    feminism, the continuous fight from women to obtain equality of the sexes is an excellent

    example of social conflict because women tend to be feel theyre being inferior to men in

    the workforce and education. While some believe that men and women have different

    roles in the world and that provides stability, feminists argue that we all must be seen as

    equal regardless of the sex.

    Finally, the third sociological perspective is Symbolic Interactionism. This theory

    focuses into the communication of individual relationships between one another that are

    defined by meaning/symbols rather than things. This is a type of theory that is often

    researched and observed because it focuses on individual relationships within a small

    group rather than society as a whole. For example, drinking alcohol has been proven to

    be dangerous to our health when consumed often. Most of society is aware of this,

    however many do not pay attention to the risks because they think its cool to get drunk

    in order to have more fun, They are influenced on what they believe rather than what its
    right. In this case the symbolism of their beliefs overcomes the actual realities about the

    dangers of drinking alcohol.

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