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    Introduction The term “sociological imagination” was created by C. Wright. Mills (1959) to explain the relationship between the individual and the society. The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within the society (Mills, 1959). It is the capacity to shift from one perspective to another, and see the connection between personal trouble and public issues (Mills, 1959). To understand oneself, we must fully understand the…

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    The term symbolic interactionism was coined by Herbert Blumer to describe a distinctly different theoretical approach to sociology than the predominant orthodoxies of the day. The symbolic interaction perspective has come to be one of the principle frameworks of sociological theory. From the symbolic interaction perspective, we come to understand the social world through an understanding of the symbolic meanings that people develop and depend upon in the process of social interactions.…

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    The chapter titled “Saving Marriage by Banning Marriage” uses structural-functionalist theory. This theory “sees society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of the individuals in that society” (Lumen). One of the parts that works together with the others is religion. This fits the study because religion is a main influence on the voters’ opinions in this study. The whole chapter was based around the Christian Right. Also, several churches came…

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    Solidarity, theorized by Durkheim, fluctuates in accordance with the state in which society evolves into. A modern society, having distinct characteristics that differ from a traditional society, has its own form of solidarity. Durkheim suggests, this is so due to gradual (or sometimes rapid) changes in societal functionality. As society evolves or transitions from traditional to modernity, a change in consciousness and social ideals occur. Stability, being paramount in Durkheim’s theory, must…

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    Theodore Adorno and Walter Benjamin were both theorists associated with the Frankfurt School of Social Research. They proposed the idea of mass cultural marketing in the modern era but differed on the purpose of the culture industry. Adorno believed that culture had developed into a consumer good where profit was made and Benjamin saw culture, specifically artistic creativity such as music, to play a role in political ideology. Although differing views on the function of culture separated the…

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    “Discuss why we can call the parent’s shop in Ernaux’s La Place a real micro-cosmos.” Annie Ernaux’s La Place concerns itself with the large and small scale of human existence in equal measure. As a narrative it tells of a father-daughter relationship, but as a sociological piece it discusses broader relationships: the relationships of people within a social system, the interactions between the stratum of society, and the roles and functions which are demanded of each person by society. Per the…

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    The title which Daniyal Mueenuddin has chosen for the story ‘Nawabdin Electrician’ is symbolic in itself. We see that this words i.e. Nawab is used for the people of aristocratic class, for the ones who have authority. When we analyze this title through the story it is seen that the electrician didn’t belong to the upper class infact electricians never use ‘Nawab’ with themselves. We see a theme of ‘Appearance vs. Reality’ at this point. Title is a perfect example of an oxymoron. It reflects the…

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    The violence of power is used to oppress citizens and maintain authority. A society functions with a base and superstructure, the superstructure in turn consists of two parts “Ideological State Apparatus” and “Repressed State Apparatus”. To place people in their proper place in society, Althusser argued that assimilation happens in two ways, through repressive means, and through ideological means where one happens through force, the other through ideas. The Repressed State Apparatus functions as…

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    1. We can see that Acme uses the mechanistic style of management and Omega uses the organic style of management. In Acme they have a very rigid structure and the hierarchy is clearly defined. All employees have their individual specializations and they have clearly defined tasks. All authority is very centralized and most of the decisions are taken by higher authority, or in this case the President. There is always a written form of memos and communication passed around so that no confusion…

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    Symbolic Interactionism (SI) is a micro level theoretical perspective where the focus of interest is how individuals create, negotiate, modify, or refute meanings between themselves and others (Rohall, Milkie, & Lucas, 2014). Herbert Blumer, the theorist who coined the term “Symbolic Interactionism” established three premises of this theory. The first premise is that meanings emerge from social interaction. During social interaction we undergo a process of intersubjectivity – groups in society…

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