Sociological Perspectives through Video Responses The idea of sociological perspective is to ask questions to how society influences people, why people do what they do, and the locations people occupy in life because of their place in society. There are three major sociological perspectives in sociology; symbolic interactionism perspective, conflict theory perspective, and structural functionalism perspective. Symbolic interactionism. It is a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another. It gives symbolic meaning to relationships. Conflict theory perspective is a macro-oriented paradigm in sociology that views
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In 1965 sociologist Robin Williams identified America’s top three core values as achievement and success, individualism, and hard work. These simple values are taken for granted compared to the life of an immigrant. As Americans, we are given ample opportunity to fulfill and live up with our full potential. If an individual fails, it is their fault and not the social system. In the film The Harvest, the three main core values that stood out were family, hard work, and cleanliness. I got my first job when I was seventeen. I worked twenty-eight hours a week, went to school, did extracurricular activities, and slept for at least eight hours every night in my own room. I thought life was good, but life was hard. Compared to immigrants, life was easy. Zulema age 12, Victor age 14, and Perla age 14, are immigrant children that started picking crops to help their families at young ages. They get up before sunrise and their work day ends twelve plus hours later. Immigrants are not guaranteed minimal wage. As much as these kids rather go to school, their family making a basic living is more important to them. Immigrant families are tightly knitted. Victor stated in the film, “My family is my inspiration.” In high school “I” worked hard for my 7.15 an hour. When people asked why I worked so hard, I simply said “I” needed the money. The …show more content…
Each one shows how structural Dharavi has forcibly become through inequality and poverty. Social institution is the organized, usual, or standard ways by which society meets its basic needs. Dharavi was developed in 1882 during the British colonial era. “The slum grew in part because of an expulsion of factories and residents from the peninsular city centre by the colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). (Wikipedia) “Dharavi has one million people squeezed in an area half the size of New York Central Park. There is one toilet for every 1400 people. Most of the sewage ends up in the local creek. Dharavi receives two hours of clean running water, a day, for the entire city. They have disease and poverty to look forward to daily. Dharavi families live in single room homes, some with multiple generations. The homes are not stable and do not have a constant supply of electricity. The city is bonded through the people’s need to survive. They are efficient, hard workers. It is a city within a city. Every day, Dharavi produces one million dollars’ worth of goods. The total annual turnover was estimated to be approximately one billion U.S. dollars. 85% of Dharavi population have a job. Adults, children, old and young work. This social institution has 1500 single room factories. The film stated that
In 1965 sociologist Robin Williams identified America’s top three core values as achievement and success, individualism, and hard work. These simple values are taken for granted compared to the life of an immigrant. As Americans, we are given ample opportunity to fulfill and live up with our full potential. If an individual fails, it is their fault and not the social system. In the film The Harvest, the three main core values that stood out were family, hard work, and cleanliness. I got my first job when I was seventeen. I worked twenty-eight hours a week, went to school, did extracurricular activities, and slept for at least eight hours every night in my own room. I thought life was good, but life was hard. Compared to immigrants, life was easy. Zulema age 12, Victor age 14, and Perla age 14, are immigrant children that started picking crops to help their families at young ages. They get up before sunrise and their work day ends twelve plus hours later. Immigrants are not guaranteed minimal wage. As much as these kids rather go to school, their family making a basic living is more important to them. Immigrant families are tightly knitted. Victor stated in the film, “My family is my inspiration.” In high school “I” worked hard for my 7.15 an hour. When people asked why I worked so hard, I simply said “I” needed the money. The …show more content…
Each one shows how structural Dharavi has forcibly become through inequality and poverty. Social institution is the organized, usual, or standard ways by which society meets its basic needs. Dharavi was developed in 1882 during the British colonial era. “The slum grew in part because of an expulsion of factories and residents from the peninsular city centre by the colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). (Wikipedia) “Dharavi has one million people squeezed in an area half the size of New York Central Park. There is one toilet for every 1400 people. Most of the sewage ends up in the local creek. Dharavi receives two hours of clean running water, a day, for the entire city. They have disease and poverty to look forward to daily. Dharavi families live in single room homes, some with multiple generations. The homes are not stable and do not have a constant supply of electricity. The city is bonded through the people’s need to survive. They are efficient, hard workers. It is a city within a city. Every day, Dharavi produces one million dollars’ worth of goods. The total annual turnover was estimated to be approximately one billion U.S. dollars. 85% of Dharavi population have a job. Adults, children, old and young work. This social institution has 1500 single room factories. The film stated that