SYG 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Inequality, Social Class, Sick Role
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Functionalism perspective focuses on how society creates and maintains social order. Conflict perspective considers how society is held together by power and the ways the powerful continue to suppress others - powerful group usually wins what questions does conflict ask. Feminist perspective defines gender/race/social class as the source of social inequality. (patriarchal structure) what questions doe feminists ask. Interactionist perspective focuses on how we use words/symbols/langue as a way to maintain social order patterned interactions behavior is learned. Functionalism - assumes that not everyone can be equal, and that inequality is necessary for social order. Conflict - thinks inequality is systematically created and maintained by those trying to maintain their power and advantage. Social class solely determined by ones position in economy. Feminist - thinks there is a drive to maintain male dominance and the patriarchal family structure. Functionalism - thinks differences in racial groups are largely cultural.
