Sociology examines how our behavior individually and in groups is influenced by social processes and what that means. In fact once you start seeing things with a sociological perspective – things will never be the same. It’s knowing how and why we do what we do that engages us with the world around us and makes us more effective agents for social change. However, sociologist C. Wright Mills describes sociology as “the intersection of biography and history?” A lot of you may wonder what he mean: well from my studying and perspectives; The reason why he say sociology is the interception of biography and history is because, Biography: happens to individuals and History: happens to society. For example, every
How does Priestley present the character of Inspector Goole in 'An Inspector Calls'. J.B Priestley uses a number of different methods to present the Inspector into the play, from the language he uses, including stage directions and mannerisms; his name, Inspector Goole; and his entrance into the play, to his political views and beliefs. These varied ways of presenting the Inspector to the audience and the other characters in the play help us to understand the play and helps set across the morals in the play. One of the most powerful and important aspects to the play is the Inspector's political view. Priestley presents the Inspector as a strong believer in socialism, meaning that he cares greatly for his fellow citizens and believes that everyone should be looked after by the government and treated fairly and equally.
He argued that capital society and social order are all link to a capital system to human beings. Durkheim on the other hand, argued that sociology should be look at social facts as objects. Roles and institutions act like bodily organs, each depending on other. The world should be divided into subjective and objective, regarding society as a reality in itself. Durkheim sees anomie as responsible for the world’s disorder of economics- the lack of morality and regulation resulted in overpowering the weak; thus, he feels that only norms can prevent the abuse of power and calls for regulation and equal opportunity from birth- the greater the equal opportunity the less need for restraint.
He called for the government to take a “hands off” role in economics (“laissez faire”). In essence, he tried to apply the natural liberty idea to economics. His idea was that what is good for the individual will be good for society because laws of supply and demand will work out naturally through an “invisible hand.” He argued that government has a place in the judiciary, the military, and the policing system but not in the economy. A less-studied, though also important, aspect of Smith’s thinking was his view of history and his attempt to apply scientific observation to history. He and others in the Scottish leg of the Enlightenment came up with the idea that history progresses in four distinct stages: 1) hunting 2) pasturage 3) agriculture and 4) commerce.
A public persona is the image that one presents to the exterior world whilst a private persona is the individuals behaviour in the interiors of their life. Shakespeare uses ‘Henry IV Part 1’ to display the connections between the private and public identities of an individual and how they correlate with one another. The play is particularly focused on displaying the false perceptions of personality, the effects of public affairs on private relationships and on the requirement of various personalities in the craft of kingship. The personality that an individual puts out to the public may not be an authentic illustration of their nature. Shakespeare utilises ‘Henry IV Part 1’ to demonstrate that how you initially perceive an individual may not be a true representation of their character.
Similarly, Sarmiento’s Facundo resembles El matadero as the writer explores the dichotomy between civilisation and barbarism also criticising Rosas’ tyranny. In order to analyse the portrayal of barbarism in El matadero I will look at the background of Argentina’s politics and Echeverría’s influences. Next, I will study the way in which Echeverría employs language to represent barbarism. And lastly, I will examine how he uses symbolism and allegory which appear to be the most essential devices in the story. Echeverría started his political protest through literature on coming back from Paris to the ruthless regime of Rosas, whose chaotic leadership led to dreadful murders of the Unitarists.
Thucydides does not directly support the argument of the “classical model of politics” but his views of Political Realism sort of allude to it. If a government’s main motivation is just for power and it does not care at all about how ethical it is, there is a good chance it will end up becoming corrupt, as the “classical model of politics” suggests. Plato, in The Republic, argues that all of the political systems (democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and timarchy) are inherently corrupt, and that the state should be governed by an elite class of educated philosophical-rulers, who would be trained from birth and selected on the basis of skill, as Plato describes: “those who have the greatest skill in watching over the community.” Plato also advocates, in The Republic, the abolishment of private property and the family among the ruling classes. This has caused many people to say that he was a communist, but many political scholars disregard this view, saying that the text implies that this will only extend to the ruling classes, and that ordinary citizens “will have enough private property to make the regulation of wealth and poverty a concern.” Essentially, Plato’s view goes along with the “classical model of politics” I mentioned above. He believes there are a number of different forms of government and he says that they are all inherently corrupt, which implies that, as mentioned above, each form
Conclusion You should write a paragraph which relates back to the question about the effect of the dramatic devices in Act One on an audience. Some ideas you could comment on are: • how the playwright changes your opinion of the Birlings during Act One; • the methods Priestley uses to interest and involve the audience; • what you think the playwright’s message and why it is still relevant today. GCSE Coursework Unit: Twentieth Century Drama An Inspector Calls. J.B. Priestley. | ‘ I was a story teller … social commentator … humanist philosopher, at least in my own estimation.’ J.B. Priestley.
While this film is a comedy, it reveals several different kinds of social and multicultural differences and outlines how these actions affect society, while using carnival meaning to convey ideas about society in a humours way. Furthermore, using ‘Harold and Kumar 2’ as an example, the culture industry theory of Theodore Adorno will be challenge in terms of the passive audience and how meaning is transferred through film. There are also several scenes that display the idea Symbolic interactionism, a theory considering people as the creation of their own interactions and this in turn determining their interpretation and perception of society. Using these sociological theories and applying it to ‘Harold and Kumar 2’ can help better critique a text and create ideas and thought-provoking conclusions that can help us better understand popular culture. Comparing the activity of a carnival to that of popular culture Russian critic Mikhail Bakhtin formulated the term, Carnivalesque, referring to the use of humour and jocosity to a style of text that rebel the dominant views (Bakhtin, Mikhail, 1941).
The first person narrative is as accessible as contemporary dialogue. Nothing is overly dramatized or glamorized, even the account of an overseer brutally whipping Dana on the plantation. Although, it may be because Dana is a straightforward character who is not excitable, I thought the simple style lacked intensity. For me, Kindred came across as a novel for kids and young adults that uses fiction to teach what life in the past--in this case, slavery in the 1800s--was really like. One major theme in Kindred is adapting to difficult situations, and many of the characters must do this, with a varying degree of acceptance.