Ethnicity and Gender come into this as ethnic people are also considered working class and transgender, gays etc. are not socially excepted so they become part of the working class. (Macionis, 2008, p. 308). These three issues are also connected by the three sociological theories of Durkheim, Marx and Weber. The Functionalism Theory by Emilie Durkheim relates as it is about social expectations and social order.
Social Location Paper Social location, as defined by James M. Henslin’s Sociology: A Down-To-Earth Approach 9th edition, is the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. More plainly Henslin defines it in context as “the corners in life that people occupy because of where they are located in a society” (Henslin, 2011). Essentially social location is how our backgrounds and cultural upbringings affect our place and views on society as a whole. Social location is a person’s place in society and factors such as gender, class, race, and religion are four of the main factors in determining one’s social location. Many of the things I’ve been a part of, being a Southern Catholic, being raised in a white
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
Class, Race, and Gender Structured Inequalities Class, race, and gender organize society as a whole and create a variety of contexts for family living through their unequal distribution of social opportunities. They are forms of stratification that foster group-based inequalities. They distribute social resources and opportunities differently. Life chances They are relational systems of power and subordination. They are interconnected systems of inequality.
In class we have discussed many theories that relate to the Craig Price (aka Warwick Slasher) story. Social Disorganization Theory can relate because his delinquency tied to socioeconomic conditions. Cultural Deviance Theory could also be related to his story because he came from a lower class. Socialization can have an effect on delinquency as well. I believe the theory that would be the most applicable to the case is the developmental theory.
Society categorises individuals into groups based on age, sex and race, this relates to individuals mind set. Everyone is unique with their own skills and abilities, individuals will meet people with different beliefs, cultural backgrounds and physical features. Society needs to understand what prejudice is, it's important and to be able to define words like stereotypes and
Marx believed that societies grew and changed due to struggles of different social classes. Durkheim believed in studying the “social facts,” which would help determine if a society was healthy or pathological. Weber’s focus on the structure of society included the elements of class, status and power. Each sociologist had a great influence in the field of sociology, but took different approaches to studying societies. Sociology enables us to understand how society functions and under which circumstances.
Our society is divided along class, race, gender and other variations. There are different sociological theories to explain these social stratifications. Our society is in conflict with social order and equal opportunities for different social classes. We discussed structured stratification as a social pattern. It implies there are inequalities that are society rather than biological factors.
If you come from a middle/upper class background the characteristics associated with high culture are embedded into you from a young age and it’s taught to those who go into higher education. He argues that in order to have access to high paid jobs, high living standards and to be part of the dominant class you need to have a great understanding and appreciation of high culture. The middle/upper classes have an advantage as they are socialised into the dominant culture so they learn to appreciate fine art and theatre. The working class spend their time engaging in the popular culture lifestyle by watching soap operas, Hollywood films and listening to pop music. As a result they don’t have high success rates and they don’t have as many opportunities as the upper/middle
Social stratification is a structured ranking of people by a society, of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal rewards and power in a society. Stratification has a lot to do with race and ethnicity, both your race and ethnicity has a lot to do with how people are treated. Gender also plays a big role in social stratification as well, when it comes to men and women who really chooses where the men and women work, sure they have a choice but ultimately it is society that chooses who works where. Think about it for