one of the founding thinkers of sociology. Durkheim's interest was in how social order could be possible, and how society maintains stability. His writings on this topic came to be viewed as the essence of the functionalist perspective, but others contributed to and refined...
Learn the theoretical perspectives in sociology. Explore various theoretical paradigms in sociology. See explanations of four major sociological...
Functionalist Theory: An Overview Focus Conflict over scarce and valued resources Vision of Society Dominant and subordinate groups in conflict over scarce and valued resources Key Terms Means of production, façade of legitimacy, bourgeoise, proletariat Central Question Who benefits from a particular pa...
Theoretical Perspectives The three main theoretical perspectives in sociology--structural-functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interactionism--offer insights into the nature‚ causes‚ and consequences of poverty and economic inequality. Structural-Functionalist Perspective According to the structur...
In Sociology: A Global Perspective. Enhanced 7th Edition ed. New York: Cenage Learning, 2011. 26 - 56. This is the assigned textbook for our course. It breaks down the sociological aspects of our society by highlighting world examples. Students are better able to comprehend the concept when...
many scholars came to believe that some regulationsfacilitatecompetition whereas other regulations impede competition. Thus, regulation is not necessarily the antonym of free markets orliberalization(relaxation of government controls). In this perspective, many scholars preferred using the termsreregulationor...
The power relations between men and women can be understood from a fresh perspective, notably in terms of the distinction between formal and informal power. This distinction makes it possible to highlight the key role that women can play in business in general, and in the copreneurship in ...
SocialInequalities―TheoreticalFocusThomasSchwinnAbstract:Thesociologyofinequalityoverthepastfewdecadeshasbeencharacterizedbyitsfragmentationintoanassemblyofsmall-scaleaspectsofinequalityandbyadisjointedperspectivethatbreaksupthemodernhistoryofinequalityintoseveralphases.Thisistheresultofshortcomingsinprevioustheory-building.This...
She warns against a possible 'strong' reading of Haraway's work, in which permanent partiality is treated as 'an epistemological ideal in itself: crudely put, the more partial the perspective, the more reliable the beliefs which issue from it' (Fricker, 1994, p. 102). The importance of ...
Heider’s balance theory proposes that the internal consistency of our likes and dislikes matters in our social behavior. From this theoretical perspective we have a fundamental need to hold consistent patterns of likes and dislikes. If your friend dislikes another person who is your frien...