Functionalism

JAIMINKUMAR PAREKH 7792906 ASSIGNMENT; CRIME ANALYSIS CASE ANALYSIS OF ZIMMERMAN VERSUS MARTIN USING SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES Sociological theories helps to understand relationships between individual and the society. “Sociological theories are defined as the statements of how and why particular facts are related.... used to analyze and explain objects of social study and facilitate organizing sociological knowledge”,(sociological perspective, 2013). The 2013 case Zimmerman versus Martin is a…

1. Power is one of the most misinterpreted concepts. Baldwin, Boulding and Stinchcombe are defining the types of power and the way power functions. In their definitions, they have some similarities as well as differences. All three, see power as multidimensional, but they differ in their further explanations of power. Arthur Stinchcombe sees power as a (subset) of structural phenomena and its interested in understanding power as a social thing. (Stinchcombe, 149) Power is found through the…

Sociology can be said to be the study of the society as a whole as well as the elements that may affect the societal fabric as many know it. The society is a closely knit institution which is made up of individuals as well as social structures as well as how the two are integrated together. Being able to understand the society would need that one analyzes all aspects of society and how that plays into the bigger social picture. The sociological approach is one that differs significantly from…

In this assignment I will discuss conflict theory and functionalism using the movie Mean Girls. Karl Marx states that class conflict is the struggle between capitalist and workers, and Mean Girls gives an example of that struggle. The way society is structured, the higher class has all the power and the lower class is continually taken advantage of. Even in high school there is hierarchy and I will discuss the effects of the lower class students and the culture shock of change, the desire to…

What is social identity theory? The title is the question that everyone asks. So, to answer that question, the meaning of the theory is an “interactionist social psychological theory of the role of self-conception and associated cognitive processes and social beliefs in group processes and intergroup relations” (Hogg, 2016). In basic definition, it means how someone identifies themselves in a group setting or a particular group and not in another. Knowing the meaning to the theory is just half…

Emile Durkheim is taken as one of the main fathers of Sociology as we know it nowadays. His main contribution was the definition of social facts and their function. He took social facts as something that controlled us in some way within society. Another important concept is Anomie. Anomie represents a situation where standards and rules in society are not clearly anchored. At past, the suicide was taken as a desperate act of an individual, it was only an individual matter. But Durkheim looked…

A systems theory can be described as a sociological theory that looks at how groups of individuals interact as, and within a system. It is a group of different individuals working together to make something work. Individuals work together, influence each other, and make their system the system that works perfectly and allows each individual to work in harmony. Megan, Tom, and Edward are all detrimental to the systems that they are apart of, and without them their systems can fall apart, and…

Mohan Rakesh was very socially aware, his characters show how aware he was of society and the way that people think and act in a particular situation. Four plays of Mohan Rakesh are being analyzed from the point of view of Social Consciousness, leading to the whole idea of Morality that really drives society. How the ‘boundaries’ of Morality keep the characters caught up in situations and states from where there is No Exit. Some characters are not even given a choice to leave, while some are,…

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…