Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions. Sociology 's subject matter is diverse, ranging from crime to religion, from family to the state, from the division of race and social class to the shared beliefs of common culture, and from social stability to radical change in whole societies. (Sociology.unc.edu, 2016)
In order to use sociological imagination to address public issues it is important to understand different sociological perspectives.
Poverty can be described using various sociological perspectives and the first one I will look at is Symbolic Interactionism, this focuses on how micro (the individual) interactions reflect and create unequal power dynamics. It examines society in a small scale and gives …show more content…
They discredit her opinions or morality. Of course, she is no more irresponsible than the guy who got her pregnant, but he does not carry a mark of it everywhere he goes so he is not treated any differently". (answers.yahoo.com, 2016) So because people think this girl is not responsible and has no morals she might find it difficult to seek employment in the future meaning she will never be able to better herself or her child. Once you have been 'labelled ' it is extremely difficult to shrug it off. The main criticism of this perspective is that it is restricted to studying small interactions that may seem trivial rather than attempting to understand society in general.
Another sociological perspective that we could use when discussing poverty is Conflict Theory (Macro), this shows the inequalities in different groups within Society. Conflict theory argues that society is best understood as a competition. Society is made up of individuals competing for limited resources (e.g., money, jobs, houses, …show more content…
As a result of the Curriculum of Excellence, children and young people can for the first time learn how to manage their money and have a better understanding of their finances.The Government have provided additional support and funding so that teacher 's are adequately trained to deliver financial education. This will hopefully result in less young people being in debt.
It also encourages employers to do in house training and they will be provided with additional funding from the Government through the Individual Learning Accounts Scotland scheme ensuring that employees in the three lowest income brackets are the first to receive this. It is hoped that this will help people realise their own potential.
It will work hand in hand with JobCentre Plus and also the NHS Boards to provide better support for people with physical and mental health needs who are currently receiving benefits but could potentially be fit enough to
In order to use sociological imagination to address public issues it is important to understand different sociological perspectives.
Poverty can be described using various sociological perspectives and the first one I will look at is Symbolic Interactionism, this focuses on how micro (the individual) interactions reflect and create unequal power dynamics. It examines society in a small scale and gives …show more content…
They discredit her opinions or morality. Of course, she is no more irresponsible than the guy who got her pregnant, but he does not carry a mark of it everywhere he goes so he is not treated any differently". (answers.yahoo.com, 2016) So because people think this girl is not responsible and has no morals she might find it difficult to seek employment in the future meaning she will never be able to better herself or her child. Once you have been 'labelled ' it is extremely difficult to shrug it off. The main criticism of this perspective is that it is restricted to studying small interactions that may seem trivial rather than attempting to understand society in general.
Another sociological perspective that we could use when discussing poverty is Conflict Theory (Macro), this shows the inequalities in different groups within Society. Conflict theory argues that society is best understood as a competition. Society is made up of individuals competing for limited resources (e.g., money, jobs, houses, …show more content…
As a result of the Curriculum of Excellence, children and young people can for the first time learn how to manage their money and have a better understanding of their finances.The Government have provided additional support and funding so that teacher 's are adequately trained to deliver financial education. This will hopefully result in less young people being in debt.
It also encourages employers to do in house training and they will be provided with additional funding from the Government through the Individual Learning Accounts Scotland scheme ensuring that employees in the three lowest income brackets are the first to receive this. It is hoped that this will help people realise their own potential.
It will work hand in hand with JobCentre Plus and also the NHS Boards to provide better support for people with physical and mental health needs who are currently receiving benefits but could potentially be fit enough to