Kindly read and respond to the two discussions below, respond with 100 words each\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
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1. In my perspective, Functionalism is the way society is and how we can all benefit from one another to coexist and thrive,\u00a0“seeing society as a living organism”, while Conflict Theory seems to be the results of certain interactions within smaller groups, leading to a larger group (Interactionalism) \u00a0and how that collective is seen as society institutions like family, \u00a0government, education, religion, media. All the concepts are seen to be \u00a0collective intertwined within another, as if each concept is dependent \u00a0upon another to thrive, understand, and exploring the various effects \u00a0upon citizens. The example of the “helicopter in the sky” for Interactionalism \u00a0helped me better understand the concept itself. Observing how a smaller \u00a0collective interacts and then noticing how those interactions come into \u00a0play within society as a whole is an overall perfect example of the \u00a0concept itself.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
\u00a0The most useful concept from the major sociological perspectives would be Interactionalism. \u00a0Beings thrive on interaction, especially physical as a basic need to \u00a0survive – socially. With the personal experiences I have encountered, \u00a0the way an individual interacts within a small group will grossly \u00a0dictate and determine their actions moving forward. Think about how \u00a0children are raised within the home and how the interactions within \u00a0their family members not only shapes them as whole person but how they \u00a0interact and treat others, to their beliefs and understandings, to how \u00a0education and government is seen through their perspectives, and how the \u00a0individual fits into the living organism known as society. The pillar \u00a0of the foundation of sociology and what is shown to be the most \u00a0effective is human interaction. As a college graduate, the specific \u00a0interactions made with certain individuals helped elevate or descend the \u00a0social ladder within the realm of networking. As the phrase states, \u00a0“it’s not always what you know, but who you know”. <\/p>\n
2. The functionalist and conflict perspectives address a much bigger \u00a0picture than the interactionist perspective. The interactionist \u00a0perspective places importance on the everyday interactions between \u00a0individuals and their environments or each other, applying what is \u00a0observed in those interactions to understand social behavior. The \u00a0functionalist and conflict perspectives look at the big picture and how \u00a0humans act as large groups, often relating that back to the behavior of \u00a0individuals and what to do as an individual. The main difference between \u00a0the conflict and functionalist perspective is their view on social \u00a0change. The functionalist perspective often argues that, for better or \u00a0for worse, any given aspect of society exists because it serves a \u00a0function that ensures the survival of that society. Therefore, it is a \u00a0fruitless effort to advocate for drastic and sudden societal change. Any \u00a0societal change will come naturally as a society sheds aspects of it \u00a0that are no longer contributing to its stability. A good analogy to \u00a0understand the functionalist perspective is in section 1.3 of chapter \u00a0one of the third edition of the Openstax online textbook. It compares \u00a0each aspect of society to “[h]ow each organ works to keep your body \u00a0healthy (or not).” (Openstax 1.3) The \u00a0conflict perspective argues that the natural state of society is \u00a0inequality, oppression, and class conflict. Therefore, sudden social \u00a0change is necessary to achieve an ideal society because it disrupts the \u00a0natural state of society. <\/p>\n
One example of the functionalist perspective is observing education \u00a0as an aspect of society that contributes to the stability of a society. \u00a0The government pays for public education, and public education increases \u00a0the affluence of individuals, which leads to more taxes for the \u00a0government. The stability of the society is upheld because the \u00a0government gains financial stability and the people reap the benefits of \u00a0an education. <\/p>\n
I think that the conflict and functionalist perspectives are the \u00a0most useful. If I was to pick between the two, I think the conflict \u00a0perspective is the most useful in analyzing society because it advocates \u00a0for change, while the functionalist perspective does not. This means \u00a0that you can use what you learn employing the conflict perspective to \u00a0impact society, but the same cannot be said for the functionalist \u00a0perspective. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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