b. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Sociological_Theory
1. Summary:
This article generally explains about sociological theory. A theory can't be separated with sociology. Because sociologists develop and then use theory to explain society. In this article, to explain the theory, it uses the sample of Robert Putnam's theory which developed to explain the relationship between involvement in civic life and consumption of TV as a form entertainment. If we look his theory carefully, we can find that components of the theory; the data and the proposed relationship. This article also stresses the importance of theory. And then it introduces some well-known sociological theories that good at explaining our society. Such as Structural-Functionalism, Conflict theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and so on(including many parts of the feminism theory). And it doesn't stop at that point, it also gives an explanation of limitation in suggested theories.
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3. Discussion:
According to the article, there are three primary assumptions of modern conflict theory. I paid attention to one of them. That is the assumption that related with social change. It said that change occurs when different interest groups competing for their interests. Personally, I agree with this idea. I can think of many cases that conflict led to change. For instance, protests to achieve the female suffrage. Until 1928, women in the UK couldn't take a vote because they didn't have the right to vote. Let's think about that. Who benefits from the society women can't vote? Of course, men. Why? Men used to say that "Men are superior to the women, so don't try to get a right for the vote", "Women's job is to take care of family and to be loved by men.". And the men(in this case they are the establishments) doesn't have to give women privileges that they had. Anyway, women fought against men who suppressed them. While they do that, the establishment made fun of the person who participates in a movement for female suffrage. Nevertheless, suffragettes didn't give up and they made a change through the conflict with the establishment. I think this example shows the great example that conflict made the change.
What do you think about this assumption that "change occurs as a result of conflict between competing interests rather than through adaptation"?
Do you agree with this? If so, what made you think in that way?
1. Summary:
This article generally explains about sociological theory. A theory can't be separated with sociology. Because sociologists develop and then use theory to explain society. In this article, to explain the theory, it uses the sample of Robert Putnam's theory which developed to explain the relationship between involvement in civic life and consumption of TV as a form entertainment. If we look his theory carefully, we can find that components of the theory; the data and the proposed relationship. This article also stresses the importance of theory. And then it introduces some well-known sociological theories that good at explaining our society. Such as Structural-Functionalism, Conflict theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and so on(including many parts of the feminism theory). And it doesn't stop at that point, it also gives an explanation of limitation in suggested theories.
All part of this article was interesting and give me a lot of knowledge about sociological theory.
However, the sections of feminism were especially interesting to me. I've interested in gender inequality in Korea since I was in middle school. Back then, my point of view was biased in reverse discrimination against men. I thought that we already live in the equal world for both men and women. But I was wrong. By the end of middle school, I realize that women are still discriminated in our society. At Korea in early 90's, people were preferring a son.(personally, I think they still think in that way. People often say "I want to have a girl, not a boy". But I think the reason that they say like that is related to a notion that girls serve their parents with devotion). And some of them even had an abortion after they figured out that their baby is not a boy. As I grow up, I heard lots of sounds similar to this. "Your dad is a poor man. He had only 3 daughters so he can't get ancestral rites after he dies." No wonder why I interested in feminism. Also, Korea still has “glass ceilings” like other countries. Despite the circumstances in Korea, there is still an atmosphere which looks feminist as ugly women just like a few years ago. They say women become a feminist because they are not pretty enough to be loved by men. Nowadays people getting more interest in gender inequality and define themselves as a feminist but still, we have a long way to go. My friend takes a class at a uni she goes to, and the professor said to his students "Getting married and then having a child is a natural to women.", "You girls are all going to be a mother one day. Be a good mother."(after she and her friends said that they're not going to have a baby), "These days women just want more, not trying hard.", "The reason company wants to hire male is because the male is reasonable. So they can perform well in their job.", etc. Too bad, It's 2017 but we still have to hear those kinds of opinions in the class. Therefore as a woman living in this society at this time, I definitely have more interest in feminist theory. In this article, they explain many feminism theory. After I read that I want to know their more specific achievements. They are same in terms of they're all feminists, but they also have a difference. So I want to know the difference that they have influences to achievements or not. Additionally, I was wondering why feminism has so many sections. Is there other theory that has so many different sections like feminism?
3. Discussion:
According to the article, there are three primary assumptions of modern conflict theory. I paid attention to one of them. That is the assumption that related with social change. It said that change occurs when different interest groups competing for their interests. Personally, I agree with this idea. I can think of many cases that conflict led to change. For instance, protests to achieve the female suffrage. Until 1928, women in the UK couldn't take a vote because they didn't have the right to vote. Let's think about that. Who benefits from the society women can't vote? Of course, men. Why? Men used to say that "Men are superior to the women, so don't try to get a right for the vote", "Women's job is to take care of family and to be loved by men.". And the men(in this case they are the establishments) doesn't have to give women privileges that they had. Anyway, women fought against men who suppressed them. While they do that, the establishment made fun of the person who participates in a movement for female suffrage. Nevertheless, suffragettes didn't give up and they made a change through the conflict with the establishment. I think this example shows the great example that conflict made the change.
What do you think about this assumption that "change occurs as a result of conflict between competing interests rather than through adaptation"?
Do you agree with this? If so, what made you think in that way?
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