WE LIVE WITH TENSIONS OF CONSTRAINING STRUCTURES AND CREATIVE MEANINGS. SOCIOLOGY SEES THIS TENSION EVERYWHERE.
Explain the theory of class and class struggle through Marx's interpretation.
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The question of class and class struggle is central to the study of sociology. Whether it is at an individual level or at society level, it has always been a main social issue around the world. In attempts to overcome this problem, legislations and policies have been established advocating equal treatment of all individuals regardless of their identity.
Firstly, this essay will give a brief description on class and class struggle. And then the main focus will …show more content…
The struggle of class begins at personal level where he/she finds themselves having different social and economic positions. Due to these differences of the structures, it leads to differences in the interests and ideas between the members at different levels in the society, which is where the struggle of class begins. At an individual perspective, this social phenomenon is something they go through every day whether they are at workplace, attending a gathering, eating in a restaurant, or even as simple as when they are walking on the roads. In accordance with these levels, we find that individuals do fight for their rights by the formation of labor unions, strikes, protesting …show more content…
It makes us realize that everything that we consider to be natural is actually a social construct, what we call as creative meanings. The tensions and conflicts we see between the inter dependent structures of the society widens the class between the people living within it. Class struggle tends to take the form of the striving of individuals and families to maintain their place and still more to "rise in the world" (MacIver & Page, 2006, p.361). Different sociologists have looked at this subject matter with different views. Functionalist perspectives looks at social stratification as a necessity which is needed for the society. According to Davis and Moore (1945), they concluded that stratification is necessary and justifiable because it contributes to the maintenance of society (B.Brinkerhoff & K.White, 1991, p.231). They argue that the societies have important tasks which should be completed in order for the society to survive. With regard to this perspective, to perform tasks such as important or risky ones etc, there will be people of different ability who can do it. So in order to encourage them, some will be paid a higher reward in accordance to the tasks they perform. This shows that stratification is necessary in each society for its
Explain the theory of class and class struggle through Marx's interpretation.
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The question of class and class struggle is central to the study of sociology. Whether it is at an individual level or at society level, it has always been a main social issue around the world. In attempts to overcome this problem, legislations and policies have been established advocating equal treatment of all individuals regardless of their identity.
Firstly, this essay will give a brief description on class and class struggle. And then the main focus will …show more content…
The struggle of class begins at personal level where he/she finds themselves having different social and economic positions. Due to these differences of the structures, it leads to differences in the interests and ideas between the members at different levels in the society, which is where the struggle of class begins. At an individual perspective, this social phenomenon is something they go through every day whether they are at workplace, attending a gathering, eating in a restaurant, or even as simple as when they are walking on the roads. In accordance with these levels, we find that individuals do fight for their rights by the formation of labor unions, strikes, protesting …show more content…
It makes us realize that everything that we consider to be natural is actually a social construct, what we call as creative meanings. The tensions and conflicts we see between the inter dependent structures of the society widens the class between the people living within it. Class struggle tends to take the form of the striving of individuals and families to maintain their place and still more to "rise in the world" (MacIver & Page, 2006, p.361). Different sociologists have looked at this subject matter with different views. Functionalist perspectives looks at social stratification as a necessity which is needed for the society. According to Davis and Moore (1945), they concluded that stratification is necessary and justifiable because it contributes to the maintenance of society (B.Brinkerhoff & K.White, 1991, p.231). They argue that the societies have important tasks which should be completed in order for the society to survive. With regard to this perspective, to perform tasks such as important or risky ones etc, there will be people of different ability who can do it. So in order to encourage them, some will be paid a higher reward in accordance to the tasks they perform. This shows that stratification is necessary in each society for its