Functionalism versus intentionalism

this social consciousness in the works of Mohan Rakesh. A few of his works are being analyzed here from this point of view, that how Socially aware is Mohan Rakesh after all. Four plays will be reviewed from the point of view of social consciousness versus the existentialistic idea of personal choice, namely ‘Ashadh ka Ek Din’or A day in the time of Ashadh, ‘Aadhe Adhure’ or The Half Way House, ‘Leheron ke Raj Hans’ or The Great Swans of the Waves and ‘Pair Thale se Zameen’ or The Land beneath…

Introduction Sociologists have developed three main perspectives to decipher the social world. Each perspective evaluates the society, social patterns, and behaviors through a different lens. These traditional paradigms include structural-functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. The structural-functional theory focuses on the interdependent role of each part that works collectively to stabilize the complex machine of society. The conflict theory considers the inevitable…

What exactly is a social imaginary? A social imaginary can be defined as the interpretive understanding of the world, what a good life looks like, and how we can attain it. A Social imaginary encompasses the creative and meaningful dimensions of the real world, the dimensions through which people in our society create their ways of living and the rules by which they live on earth. Growing up in an African American household, my parents taught me that life is tough and I would have to work two…

Sociology is known to be the study of society itself, the relationship between people and the community; this is used to understand how our actions shape everything around us. They investigates social causes or issues such as the effects of a community on a person, gender identity, as well as race. To do so they may design research projects, collect data through observation or surveys, and collaborate with sociologist all around the world to seek help to test their theories out. To look at the…

Abstract How does society cohesively with so many intricate, unique, pieces? Durkheim provokes thought in his thesis on social solidarity. Through his ideology, we are ask to consider all that is attached with life as we know it. From the regulations and control, to the stability we need to maintain it. Durkheim allows us to look at social solidarity as a gift to be explained rather than something unappreciated and taken for granted. Durkheim’s Thesis Social Solidarity Social Solidarity and…

framework Social Exchange Theory is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology. Social exchange theory derives from several distinct lines of theoretical work in the social sciences, including social behaviorism, utilitarianism, and functionalism (Turner 1986). Exchange theory uses the concepts of rewards and costs. This refers to the benefits that a person can receive through interpersonal exchange in their social relationships. Rewards are defined as the pleasures, satisfactions,…

There exist various theories and beliefs that attempt to explain and elaborate various phenomena in the society. There are numerous things that influence and affect an individual lifestyle, behaviors, and relationship with other people and the environment. Sociology is one of the common fields that have been used by scholars to provide an insight of human social relationship and institutions. Sociology has enabled individually to have a better understanding of a various aspect of human social…

THE IDEA OF EDUCATION THROUGH FUNCTIONALISM AND CONFLICT: -SWETHA JEYANI DEVARAJAN MAE15126 Organic analogy is the base on which functionalistic perspective is constructed on. Through this it is stated that a society as a whole has different institutions which has its own functions. The function of a society is similar to the function of human body. It…

Alexandra Mederos Dr. Abdy SOC 201: Principles of Sociology 15 November 2015 Social Construction of Reality Conceptually, Berger’s book “Social Construction of Reality” is based on his belief that reality is socially constructed. He also believes that the sociology of knowledge must analyze the process in which this social construction occurs. The term social construction of reality refers to the theory of how we present ourselves to society based on our experiences and interactions with others.…

How do we understand the social world? This is one of the prominent questions in sociology that can be answered by sociological perspectives. Preceding the question is the definition of sociology along with briefly exploring its development throughout the 15th to 19th century to expound on the importance of its study. After defining and understanding sociological theories as the fundamentals of sociology, a scenario will be used to analyze and apply their principles. How sociology can…