...1. Social Conflict Theory What forms of inequality are revealed in celebrity gossip blogs? In particular, what do celebrity gossip blogs have to say about gender, race, and class inequalities? Who suffers and who benefits from the publication of celebrity gossip blogs? There are many forms of social inequality that are revealed in celebrity gossip blogs via “shaming.” Shaming can be defined as causing someone to feel ashamed or inadequate by outdoing or surpassing them. It can be used in many forms as to make people feel ashamed for things such as their bodies, their love life and even their own interests. I want to specifically focus on the social inequality put forth towards Amber Rose. In this first article about Amber Rose, she holds her stance of being a powerful and confident woman who is against sexism and “slut-shaming” in the entertainment industry. In this short anecdote by Rose, “… when I went on a date, I’m a whore, and when he’s piling girls in a car, he’s the man? There’s something wrong here…”(1) it blatantly shows the sexist double standard present between men and women. This “slut-shaming” is a form of social stigma applied to people, generally women, who violate traditional expectations for sexual behaviors. Although “slut-shaming” applies to people in general, women are the ones who are frowned upon for acting perversely. This is gender double standard that is used time after time in celebrity blogs to shame their targeted celebrities. Rose continues...
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...Conflict theory as a social science perspective consider stratification very negative and establishing more inequality in society that benefit the elite class over the working class. Karl Marx have originated the idea of the conflict theory suggesting that its based on the continuous competition between class to reach more power and more social advantage. At the top the hierarchical stratification we find the capitalist class, the bourgeoisie who owns the most important means of production, through which they exploits the working class through there method of control selling good for more than their actual value including material and labor and making sure the working class have no type of power control or access to resources they always ensure...
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...The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard AND Conflict Theory Cameron Fagan Our textbook defines Conflict Theory as the way that sports are shaped by economic forces used by economically powerful people to increase their wealth and influence (Coakley & Donnelly, 2011, p.8). Throughout the movie, ‘The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard’ there are numerous confirmations that such events take place. Our first glance at conflict theory came when Maurice as a young man was working in a machinist factory. The workers bodies were covered in grease and other various factory products, hair drenched in sweat and bodies on the verge of exhaustion. The film depicts the job for lower-class individuals who were ‘lucky’ to even find employment. There were a few instances in the movie were the factory managers and foreman’s are walking around and at one point even literally ‘throw’ a worker out of the factory and into unemployment. During the era of the world wars, our country was financially unstable and left millions of people below poverty lines trying to make a living. These men who worked within the factories walls were not being properly compensated for the amount of work they were doing. The white collars were, “using their power to manipulate the workers their families to accept the existence of economic inequality as a natural feature of social life”(Coakley & Donnelly, 2011, p. 8). This is exactly what was taking place in...
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...Have you ever noticed a divide in society between the privileged and who's who are not? Such as someone who is rich versus someone who is poor. This is what we call Conflict theory. How conflict theory is applied to our everyday lives can be seen through many different ideas brought about by these conflict theorists. Whether or not I agree or disagree with this theory, will be determined by the factors and situations that conflict theory has to show. Karl Marx, a philosopher, journalist, and revolutionary socialist, is considered the father of conflict theory. He pointed out the continuous competition for power between different classes in society and how the powerful groups exploit those with less. He suggested social order is maintained by domination. So power lies in the hands of those with political, economic or social resources. Conflict theorists stated that "Societies are more appropriately characterized by conflict rather than consensus"(McShane, Williams 127). This often leads to power struggles for those with less. This inequality still exists because those who are in a better position in society actively try to defend this standing. Consider the following, let's say an individual named Zack has a minimum wage income and is paying rent for a house. A conflict theorist might say the relationship between Zack and the owner would be strongly unequal. Zack could pay rent for decades and still gain no rights or economic interest with the property. Zack doesn't advance...
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...Kristin Groomer Behavioral Theory Analysis Conflict Theory The Conflict Theory holds that crime results from conflict in society among the different social classes, and that laws actually arise from necessity as a result of conflict, rather than a general consensus (2014, 01). For the conflict theorist, the answer has to do with the balance of power and privilege in society. Everything from, material goods to quality education to religious freedom is in short supply, and therefore the typical relationship among groups in society are in competition and conflict. Conflict theorists are typically categorized according to which inequalities they prioritize (2014, 02). Deviance and Power, this theory suggests that who or what is labeled as deviant depends on who has the most power. The so called small “power elite” in our society are much less likely to carry the stigma of deviance than anyone else in t he community (2012, 01). Even if they have committed deviant behavior it is much less likely they will be labeled as deviant because of their power status. Consider a president of a company and a garbage truck driver,. They both get caught with heroin, it is most likely you will never hear about the president being caught because he has the money and power to get off lightly. The garbage truck driver however, will receive full punishment and everyone will know about it. Your social status goes a long...
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...Conflict Theory Conflict theory originated with the work of Karl Marx in the mid 1800. Marx understood human society in terms of conflict between social classes, most notably the conflict in capitalist societies between the Bourgeois; those who owned the means, such as factories or farms, and the proletariat; those who did the work on the factories and on the farms. Even though there are now different versions of conflict theory that has been described, the most common version is that the different social groups or classes have unequal power, though all of them are struggling for the same limited resources. Conflict Theorists assume that social behavior is best understood in terms of conflict or tension between the competing groups or classes. These groups are engaged in a continuous power struggle for control of much needed resources. Marxism is the social theory that emphasizes on the on the notion that society is based on the unequal distribution of power and resources, and by a conflict of interests between the wealthy and the poor. The wealthy using their resources and roles of power to manipulate and maintain the social order. This is best explained a pyramid structure, where the few elite dictate to the large masses of society. Laws and traditions are made or designed to support those in society that have been in power, or the groups that are recognized as superior. Conflict theorists argue that all groups are born from conflict. For example, labor unions, which...
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...The conflict theory was developed by Karl Marx in order to figure out what brings about civilization. Civilization is brought out by Marx as an aspect that is influenced by conflicts. According to Karl Marx, there are two social classes of people; capitalists and the working class. These two classes represent the ruling class as well as the subject class. Karl Marx explained that the subject class is always under the ruling class. The ruling class controls all the aspects of productivity. This can be further explained by what happened during the colonial period. During that time, the ruling class was more domineering and they used their influence to control the rest of the society. This group of individuals can also be defined as the capitalists. The capitalists control and have direct access to all the social and political positions. The working class is misused by the capitalists in order to produce and generate huge amounts of income for the ruling class (Shepard, 2009, p. 22). According to the theory, individuals are always involved in conflicts in order to control others. This means that individuals will always struggle to reach the ruling class in order to earn more money, to accumulate enough capital that might help them rule the rest of the community. There are many benefits that are associated to the ruling class. One of them is that these individuals have total control over many resources. This means that the rest of the society has to depend on individual influence...
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...Control and Conflict Theories Ben Lott CJA/542 March 26, 2012 Cheryl Reyes Comparison of Social Control and Conflict Theories Social Control Theory These two theories have been open for discussion for many years, and have become two of the major theories concerning crime. These two theories examine the inner portions of crime to family environments as well as the social aspects of crime. This paper aims to compare the two theories, and by opinion choose the one that I think directly relates to crime issues in the present state. Social Control Theory touches bases relating to social norms, such as social bonding, commitment, moral values, and beliefs as to regarding why people do not commit crime while also it believe that these same portions of the theory will cause the commission of crimes. Most people view this theory as an “motivational” while dismissing the motivational evidence as a leading contributor to crime. One more prominent Social Control theorists is Travis Hirschi. According to Hirschi (1969) viewed the motivations as so “natural to human beings that no special forces were necessary to explain law-breaking” (Hirschi, 1969, pg.1). Human beings are very busy objects, and they will run wild if not controlled by some form of social control or norms to curb their behavior. Supporters of this theory believe that...
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...As defined, conflict theory is a Marxist-based social theory which argues that individuals and groups within society have differing amounts of material and nonmaterial resources (the wealthy vs. the poor) and that the more powerful groups use their power in order to exploit groups with less power. This theory also can be applied to common social situations especially to crimes and other deviant acts or situations. As I’ve read and analyze this theory, I learned that people in different social classes compete for the available resources. For me, through this, people learn to be competitive and fight for their rights and for the things or resources that they need but there is an explanation in this theory that people who are in the upper or in the middle class, which is obviously have their resources, abuse the weaknesses of those people in the lower class or the poor because they know that lower class people need the resources they have which is for me, a negative impact in the term “equality”. And this is the reason why poor people have a big possibility in committing crimes rather than the upper-middle class people. But it depends also because the social justice system is somewhat in favor of the upper-middle class people. They did heavy punishment for the poor or the lower class people when they commit crimes but when the upper-middle class people also commit crimes, most of the time, they didn’t punish them or if they did, the punishment is not that heavy. So as a result...
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...Melissa Chau Lee, J ENG3U0 - I May 25th, 2015 The Journey of Hardships Novelist author, Rainer Maria Rilke, once said, “it is clear that we must trust what is difficult; everything alive trusts in it, everything in Nature grows and defends itself any way it can and is spontaneously itself, tries to be itself at all costs and against all opposition…“ in which he explains that it is not the hardships of life, but how one handles the hardships that defines them. The overwhelming feeling of, isolation, and seduction filled with both the magic of life and its lurking evils. The novel, The Cure for Death by Lightning by Gail Anderson-Dargatz, the protagonist, Beth Weeks, goes through many obstacles, thus demonstrating hardships of terror, isolation, and non-ethical actions. In today’s society there are many individuals who may seem to have newly/and or more common issues due to how we as a economy are developing. For instance, the protagonist Beth’s issues such as, terror from sexual harassment/abuse, “They came and pushed me down. Parker and Lily Bell and those kids. They took my clothes. Parker, again today, he pushed me down.” (Anderson-Dargatz 151) would not often be ignored in the twenty-first century and in our society in the world that we live in. Though these unfortunate events do occur from time to time, times are changing and issues are being dealt with regarding the situation. Correspondingly, once a incident like such has occurred in the...
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...Vernetta Hilliard Outline summary 9/30/13 The Bombing of the 16th Street Baptiste Church General Purpose: To inform my audience about the bombing of the 16th street Baptiste church. Specific Purpose: The tragedy of the bombing of the church, and how it helped change history. Thesis Statement: The bombing of the 16th street Baptiste church was one of America’s most horrific tragedies. Introduction “Auntie can I borrow your compact, brush, and a quarter?” Those were the last words of a little girl 12 years old who died in the bombing of the 16th street Baptiste Church. She was one of four little girls who died that day, Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, and Carole Robertson. They lost their lives because of hatred and an unwillingness to change. The events that happened on September 15, 1963 would be remembered in US history forever. I have heard of this event my whole life. My mother has vivid memories of visiting this very same church as a child while on summer break visiting relatives in Birmingham. I will take you a journey of the history of this historic landmark, the tragic events of this day, and the aftermath of that day in civil rights. Transition: I want to begin by giving you a look at the start of this church. Body I. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church was the first African American church to be organized in Birmingham. A. According to the church’s official website, the church was formed in 1873 on 16th and 6th st...
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...Carpenter September 24, 2014 Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology Sociologist view society in three major theories: Structural Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Symbolic Interactions. Each theory used allows us to understand the views of social life. Structural Functionalism: “ Functional Analysis, the central idea of functional analysis is that society is a whole unit, made up of interrelated parts that work together”(Henson 2015:17). Structural Functionalism is the idea that different parts of society work together like that of a body’s organs to create harmony. It’s seen on a macro level, looking at the big picture. Conflict Theory: “provides a third perspective on social life. Unlike the functionalist, who views society as a harmonious whole with its part working together, conflict theorists stress that society are of groups that are competing with one another for scarce resources. The surface might show cooperation, but scratch that surface and you will find a struggle for power”(Henson 2015:20). A Conflict theorist, see society as two classes, the proletariat (worker) and the bourgeoisie (owners). It’s like a sports arena one team and fans being the workers and the other team being the owners competing for the win. The higher class you are, the more power you have. Status is very important for power and so is being in a political party. This theory is also seen on a macro level. Symbolic Interaction: “is that of symbols (things) to which we attach meaning...
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...SOC 322 Complete Class Discussions and Assignments Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/soc-322-complete-class/ Discussion Forum 1 Discussion Forum 1: What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? In Discussion Forum 1, post your response to the following discussion questions. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. 1. What is your cultural background, and what is it like where you live? 2. Describe how you have encountered the strange in the familiar in your own neighborhood or in some other place and what reference groups do people use in your neighborhood to define what is culturally and socially appropriate habitus? 3. In your neighborhood, are there ways that the people create social distance to separate themselves from others unlike them even to the point of being ethnocentric? CO1, CO7 Discussion Forum 2 Discussion Forum 2: Cultural Experiences In Discussion Forum 2, post your response to the following discussion question. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar. Using a blend of your own experiences, supported by your understanding of the course readings and key terms integrate the following questions into your discussion board posting. It should be three strong paragraphs of 4 – 5 sentences in each paragraph. Then respond to at least two colleagues with an antithesis question on their posting. 4. Culture...
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...with emphasis on modern and complex societies. Sociology is also the study of the development and structure of the human society. It is concerned with group activities such as how people interact with each other and their behavior during the interaction. Sociology includes four major sociological perspectives: functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism, and post-modernism. All of these theories in sociology equip us with different perspectives with which to view the social world. Each of the four major theoretical perspectives offer a range of explanations about the human behavior and social...
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...The Impact of Sociological Theories in Education SOC101 Sheila Schmitz May 7, 2012 Education is the key to success in a person’s life. Not being educated people would be hurting just to try and get through day to day life situations. There are three main theories that help with understanding education and that is functionalist theory, the conflict theory, and the interactionist theory. Theory helps us comprehend why different groups may disagree about how they view social problems, but why they all believe they are right (Vissing, Y., 2011, Chap 1.6). Education could be the difference from getting a low paying job or a high paying job. Education also plays a huge role in helping you to understand things better, it helps your social skills, the way people view you and also the way you view yourself. Functionalism Functionalism approach held that all social structures (institutions or stable units of society) exist because they fulfill some specific functions (Vissing, Y., 2011, Chap 1.6). They view schools as an institution to educate the next generation to give them the knowledge and skills to prepare the youth in their future occupational jobs and leadership roles. The functionalist theory also views all the ways education serves the need of society. Functionalists such as Parsons and Durkheim believe that the school environment is a microcosm (small version) of the adult occupational world and therefore prepare students for their future (Casey Kingsland...
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