Contemporary Sociological Theory
Sociological Theories The key to understanding sociological theory, involves understand the how and why the facts of the social world relate to one another. Sociological theory can be many things from precise understanding of a single process to various paradigms for analysis as well as interpretation. Social theorist think on many levels from the general to the specific and from the mundane to the complex. Social theorist must temper their theoretical insights with cold hard logic while accepting at the same time, that the best sociological theories come from areas of personal interest. This paper will examine sociological theories of all types and render a comprehensive description as well as opinion on each and their …show more content…
Mead’s systems began as everything does, with the act; the act has four main components, Impulse, perception, manipulation, and consummation. Each is a component of the other, in this theory people are not automatons acting automatically or without thought. These components are not complete with gestures, Mead theory expresses that both people and animals engage in conversations of gestures; the separation being that, only people can use significant gestures.
W.E.B. Dubois was always significant voice in my early understanding of race relations. Dubois theory of Racialism, which was “an approach to race widespread in the 19th century which held that there are distinct races with unique defining features,” (Ritzer, Stepnisky 66). This approach was very different from racism because it did not espouse racial superiority; instead it was an argument for racial differences. Another of Dubois concepts was the veil; “By this idea, he means that in America there is a clear separation, a barrier, between blacks and whites,” (Ritzer, Stepnisky 67).
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Sociological Theories The key to understanding sociological theory, involves understand the how and why the facts of the social world relate to one another. Sociological theory can be many things from precise understanding of a single process to various paradigms for analysis as well as interpretation. Social theorist think on many levels from the general to the specific and from the mundane to the complex. Social theorist must temper their theoretical insights with cold hard logic while accepting at the same time, that the best sociological theories come from areas of personal interest. This paper will examine sociological theories of all types and render a comprehensive description as well as opinion on each and their …show more content…
Mead’s systems began as everything does, with the act; the act has four main components, Impulse, perception, manipulation, and consummation. Each is a component of the other, in this theory people are not automatons acting automatically or without thought. These components are not complete with gestures, Mead theory expresses that both people and animals engage in conversations of gestures; the separation being that, only people can use significant gestures.
W.E.B. Dubois was always significant voice in my early understanding of race relations. Dubois theory of Racialism, which was “an approach to race widespread in the 19th century which held that there are distinct races with unique defining features,” (Ritzer, Stepnisky 66). This approach was very different from racism because it did not espouse racial superiority; instead it was an argument for racial differences. Another of Dubois concepts was the veil; “By this idea, he means that in America there is a clear separation, a barrier, between blacks and whites,” (Ritzer, Stepnisky 67).
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