Karl Marx's Contribution To The Sociological Perspective

The sociological perspective is defined as the social contexts in which people live in (Henslin 4). The way people live their lives and function in that aspect is in related to their concept of the world. It is important to consider the environment people are in, because biologically, humans are essentially identical, but the fact remains that what they experience has a direct correlation to how they behave. Certain people took upon themselves to develop theories that required the use of research to help explain the way people have lived and should live. Karl Marx is considered to be one of the most notable and controversial thinkers that contributed to the field of sociology. Karl Marx believed that society is made up of two separate classes: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. …show more content…
He also studied various suicide rates from different countries and drew several important patterns from his research such as males are more likely to kill themselves over females. He also discovered the concept of social integration and how people with weaker ties to society are more likely to kill themselves (Henslin 7). Max Weber focused on religion and its connection to capitalism. He discovered that changes in religion helped bring about capitalism. This actually conflicted with Marx’s theory that economics is the dominating force in regards social change. Weber discovered that capitalism was more likely to occur in Protestant countries verses Roman Catholic (Henslin 8). Talcott Parsons was known to many as the twentieth century’s most influential American sociologist. He helped create the path that lead to the modern functionalist perspective. He created the theory of the “sick role” in medical sociology which meant that there were pre-set expectations of being ill. He also helped develop the “The Grand Theory” (Crossman, “Sociologist Talcott Parsons