![]() Both make bold claims that account for the world and they both can't be right that would be like saying that on object is both a square and a triangle. In other words we cannot pretend to live in a world that operates in a functionalist when it's convenient for analysis and then live in a world that is best described by conflict theory when convenient. But your questions are good essentially you seem to be questioning the ad-hoc use of theory. ![]() I really hate it, but theory is really dumbed down at introductory level Sociology theory. So what am I missing that would not allow conflict theory and functionalism to co-exist? Aren't these conflicts just temporary structures in society? Yes I think the ruling class have power over the other classes, and its unfair and I feel should change (I do separate how I feel about anything from my studies), but I also feel like these people in the ruling class are just units part of organic structures in society. I like to study every view and perspective and try to take away something from it. Have I just not gotten to the point where the two views contradict each other and are not able to coexist? I'm not any sort of purist where I think things are a certain way and can not be convinced otherwise. I happen to be a huge fan of Marx and conflict theory, but also view society as it interacts as a whole through a functional perspective. In sociology classes you're taught the major different sociological views (functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic-interactionism, etc) as if they are separate views and conflict with each other. I am a sociology student and by no means an expert so I was hoping someone else could shed some light on this for me. pdf and other download-ing links with the filetype. Got a question that doesn't quite fit /r/sociology? Ask the larger Social Sciences community at /r/asksocialscience. ![]() Not a sociologist? We welcome your participation, but users just spitballing or pushing an ideology may be banned to maintain standards of discourse. An online community of sociology enthusiasts is not a representative sample for pretty much anything, and as a result most surveys are not appropriate here: we are not going to help you do bad research. As above, we're not really here to help you do your homework, which is why we ask for your own content included and the actual standards are subjective. If you feel you’re the latter rather than the former, please don’t be surprised if we don’t agree.įoster discussion - aim to use postings as a source and have discussion in the comments, if the article particularly slanted or ideologically bent, this cuts off discussion: try submitting source material instead and include your preferred interpretation in the comments. There’s a lot of youtube channels, bloggers, and authors deserving of attention. Videos & blogs - context up front: there are a lot of very superficial “sociology” posts used more to promote a youtube channel, blogger, or author. Theory, content, and book reviews - need to add significant depth, context, or in-field relevance or critique of an established or topical work reviews should be used to grow knowledge, not promote a work, a reviewer, or an institution: the primary content needs to exist in the submission, the submission should not be urging the reader to ‘read more at _’ or ‘see more in my upcoming book, _’. Simply explaining an event as 'social behaviour' is not meeting a high-enough bar. Sociological interpretations may need to examine issue via multiple lenses or theories, for instance the “interpretation” should not be aiming to push a specific narrative or viewpoint. Some news around Sociology may be ok, but consider if all or most references to sociology could be changed to any other field and the core of the article would still make sense, it’s probably not sociological enough.Ĭurrent events - sociological explanation or exploration, focus again on the sociology more than the event itself. ![]() Sociological focus & content - the sociological thought needs to be primary focus. Having a question related to the topic is rarely sufficient. We are happy to talk Sociology with anyone, but we're not here to pad your reading list or do your homework for you. We ask that posts contain actual sociological content. ![]() For those interested in the study of groups, society, culture, social interactions, etc. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |