What the Theory's think of society
- Created by: Jacob Keyte
- Created on: 25-04-15 14:22
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- What the Theory's think of society
- Functionalist
- A consensus perspective that sees society as bases on shared norms and values into which members are socialized
- Society is like an organism which each part performing functions to maintain the system as a whole
- Feminism
- Sociological and political perspective that focuses on oppression and the struggle to end it
- They argue that sociology has been "malestream" and has been ignoring women
- They examine women's experiences and study society from a female perspective
- Marxist
- Conflict perspective based on the ideas of Karl Marx
- It sees society as divided into two opposed classes, with one exploiting the other
- The Bourgeoisie (upper class) exploit the proletariat (Working Class)
- Marx predicted that the proletariat will unite and overthrow capitalism and create a classless society
- Functionalist
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