What Makes a Family a Unit Introduction The most important social institution that a person can belong to is the family unit. Society’s view of the family unit differ from culture to culture, however, it remains the forefront base of preparing an individual to function in a society. To gain a better understanding of the family unit, scientist study it’s place according to the social structure of society. Sociology is the study of group behavior through scientific research (Vissing, 2011). There are three views that this paper will look at regarding the family unit, Functionalism, Conflict, and Interactionism.
The impact on the personality of the individual, it has the characteristics of participation in the life of the community. The variety of contacts, relationships and active participation in the life of the surrounding general give shape to the human personality. There are two types of social structure, macro and micro which allows the individual to notice, whatever man is constantly in contact, which affects the shape of humans’ personality. One of the most important perspectives of sociological theories is the distinction between structural and social action. Structural action, in other words structuralism, is a perspective which is concerned with the overall structure of society and sees individual behavior molded by social institutions like the family, the educations, the mass media and work.
In the position as a student of sociology, I believe the Functionalist theory best describes society. The functionalist theory is viewed to sociologist as society to a living organism. Each part serves an important role in keeping society together. Many sociologist classify this theory as macro-level; large in scale. Including social institutions, a system of behavioral and relationship patterns, having specific roles to perform to make society.
Knapp describes how "people act on the basis of their values; their actions are oriented and constrained by the values and norms of people around them; and these norms and values are the basis of social order" ( 1994:191-192). As this essay progresses, the comparison of both Parson’s and Goffman’s theory’s will be expressed in order to understand the way in which society controls the actions and goals of people in their everyday lives and how both functionalist and symbolic interactionist views can be linked to social order and norm expectations. Erving Goffman was a key micro-sociologist and symbolic interactionist who was interested in the ways in which people were influenced and affected by their surroundings
The phsycological dimensions of an individual affect the persons perception of the world that is around them in many differnet ways. An individuals psychological state determines how a person can function within the society and how they view their environment. The social dimensions of an individual affect how that individual interacts with other individuals in their environment. The few aspects work together to influence who a person is and grows in the world. Cultural competence is followed once we have learned about biopshycosocial behavior.
Or we can say that conflict theory deals with the incompatible aspects of human society. Conflict theory emerged out of the sociology of conflict, crisis and social change. Consensus theory, on the other hand, is a sociological perspective or collection of theories, in which social order and stability/social regulation forms the base of emphasis. In other words consensus theory is concerned with the maintenance or continuation of social order in society; in relation to accepted norms, values, rules and regulations as widely accepted or collectively by the society-or within a particular society- itself. It Emerged out of the sociology of social order and social stability/social regulation.
Compare and contrast any two major theoretical perspectives in Sociology Sociology is the study of human social life, groups and societies. Through sociology, we are able to understand the structures and dynamics of our society. In our society, we have institutions, which are basically organisations that exist over time. Although people may change, the structure continues to exist. Examples include the family, education, religion, and economic and political institutions.
The individuals’ lives within the society are of great interest for one of the branches of sociology - microsociology, which concentrates on personal and immediate aspects of social interaction in daily life, focusing on actual face-to-face encounters between people. Thus, microsociology is the study of everyday people’s life. Our everyday realities are socially constructed. Inevitably we construct ourselves, what means that each human being has some ability to shape what happens from moment to moment. In other words, reality is not fixed, it is socially constructed.
As a result, the development, nature and understanding of different social institutions, including the family, health-care systems, religion, education, media, politics and economy, are determined or affected by these three social theories. To understand the three theories and how they affect different social institutes, one must first understand what a sociological theory is. The definition put forth by Purdue states the following: “Sociological theory is a set of assumptions, assertions, and propositions, organized in the form of an explanation or interpretation, of the nature, form, or content of social action” (Purdue, p. 1). Each sociological theory mentioned above: functionalism, conflict, and interactionism, presents a different set of assumptions or perspective that define a particular
Leadership is an activity, leadership is what individuals do in mobilizing other people. In organizations or communities to do what I call “adaptive work.” Leaders and authorities people look to those in authority to maintain equilibrium and to provide direction. They expect authorities to serve five basic