SOC 1100 Lecture Notes - Igloo, Seal Hunting, Sociological Perspectives

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18 Feb 2013
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Eskimo fight for life - applying the sociological perspectives. The eskimo people have built a small society from the many families that conjoin it. The society reveals a structural functional approach and symbolic-interaction approach. Since this society is small, based on close interaction and orderly tasks, it does not reveal a society based on social-conflict, as there is stability between the members. The traditional seal hunt of the eskimo people reveals an organized society in which individuals are given specific tasks, which is a key aspect of a structural-functional society. There is social structure involved, as a relatively stable pattern of social behaviour (p. 14). This is evident from the stability and organization of tasks performed by all of the members. No one disagrees with their assigned tasks, as everyone knows that they play a part in this small society. For example, the men of this society hunt for seals, while the women tend to the nurturing the young.

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