SOC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Conflict Theory, W. E. B. Du Bois, Auguste Comte
26 Sep 2016
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Perspectives on sociology: structural-functional paradigm: assumes that society is a complex system whose parts work together to promote stability. Conservative of way of looking at the world a. ii. Parts in society have a purpose: functionalism: parts of society function to form a structure analogous to parts of the body. c. Social-conflict paradigm: assumes that society is a complex system characterized by inequality and conflict that continuously generate social change: karl marx: conflict between social classes molds society d. i. Social conflict is the opposite of functionalism d. vi. Example: sociologist working in this social conflict perspective d. vi. 1. Look at how interests of rich conflict with poor d. vi. 2. Example: system of tracking students in public schools d. vi. 2. a. Students were placed in different tracks based off ability d. vi. 2. b. It seems stupid to believe we can accurately track kids and predict their success in college d. vi. 2. b. i. Middle and upper class parents will give the children the opportunity to go school d. vi. 3.
