“Is everything we believe and hold to be true, actually justified scientifically ?” We as humans tend to conform to what we believe is normal, without trying to validating the claim that has been made.According to Pierre Bordeau, “The function of sociology, as of every science, is to reveal what is hidden”. Moreover, as sociology is the scientific study of how people interact and influence each other, the ways they are affected by and effect social structures and processes associated with the groups, organizations, and the world that they exist, sociologists are always keen to understand human behavior. Sociological perspective is an approach to understand human behavior by placing it within its broader social context.Among the perspectives
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Functionalism looks for harmony and equilibrium, while conflict perspective looks at conflict, inequality and domination. The sociological conflict perspective opposes the functionalist perspective in that it describes society as a system wherein different sectors compete for power and resources, with one set of groups and interests dominating other sets of groups and interests.Conflict perspective is traced to the works of Karl Marx who saw the historic, economic stages of a society goes through deepening divisions between those who hold the means of production and those who are put to work by them to earn wages for their labor. This perspective however over emphasizes the significance of power struggles and undermines the fact that although there is a struggle in the society, harmony and balance exists there as …show more content…
queer theorylooks at the societies’ discrimination against people on basis of their sexual orientation. It looks at stereotypes and prejudice held against the LGBT community to put them at a disadvantage.this theory can be seen as a variant of conflict theory. Queer theory examines the newer societies’ acceptance of of non-binary sexually oriented people on the basis of their religion, race, class, etc. It focuses on mismatch between sex, gender and desire. It also looks at other aspects such as cross-dressing, gender ambiguity, and gender reassessment
Functionalism looks for harmony and equilibrium, while conflict perspective looks at conflict, inequality and domination. The sociological conflict perspective opposes the functionalist perspective in that it describes society as a system wherein different sectors compete for power and resources, with one set of groups and interests dominating other sets of groups and interests.Conflict perspective is traced to the works of Karl Marx who saw the historic, economic stages of a society goes through deepening divisions between those who hold the means of production and those who are put to work by them to earn wages for their labor. This perspective however over emphasizes the significance of power struggles and undermines the fact that although there is a struggle in the society, harmony and balance exists there as …show more content…
queer theorylooks at the societies’ discrimination against people on basis of their sexual orientation. It looks at stereotypes and prejudice held against the LGBT community to put them at a disadvantage.this theory can be seen as a variant of conflict theory. Queer theory examines the newer societies’ acceptance of of non-binary sexually oriented people on the basis of their religion, race, class, etc. It focuses on mismatch between sex, gender and desire. It also looks at other aspects such as cross-dressing, gender ambiguity, and gender reassessment