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SM-Hi
I appreciate how you’ve highlighted the relevance of Functionalism and Conflict Theory in understanding societal structures. Your example of educational inequality through Functionalism is spot on, showing how systemic issues can disrupt community stability. Similarly, your application of Conflict Theory to economic disparities effectively underscores the power dynamics at play. I agree that Symbolic Interactionism can be challenging, especially in linking micro level interactions to broader societal patterns. Your insights help illuminate the complexities of these theories and their application to real world issues. Thanks for sharing such a thorough perspective!
Kd-The two sociological theories that I encountered this week, would be conflict theory and functionalism. Conflict Theory proposes that society is marked by ongoing struggles for resources and power, resulting in social inequalities. I see this daily in the inner-city. The education and the programs that are offered in suburbs are not available to them, so they fall short in certain areas. This has been an ongoing issues for decades. We see that a lot of political parties pride their selves on being in the position that they are in due to the schooling they received.
Functionalism considers society as a complex system of interdependent parts, each having a function fulfilling societal stability. Functionalism emphasizes how various social institutions work together to meet the needs of a society. Structural-functional theory, also called functionalism, sees society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of the individuals in that society.
Functionalism is the hardest theory for me to understand and/or explain. I ran across an explanation proposed by Williams James that broke down the meaning and provided me with a better understanding of the meaning. the mind’s primary purpose is to help humans adapt to their environment. This approach emphasizes the overall function of the brain in fulfilling practical needs, rather than analyzing its separate components.
