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Society and Culture with Family Planning & HIV/SARS Prevention (SSCI 101)
Leonessa D. [email protected]
1. Describe the differences of the three sociological perspectives
2. Provide specific example/s of the sociological perspectives in the context of Philippine society.
3. Create a story incorporating the concept of sociological perspectives.
Sociological Perspective
It is the lens that an
individual choose to view
the scope of society from
It scrutinizes every detail of society in the
context of social interaction, social
issues such as conflict and provide different views of social life.
Sociological perspectives give
us a clue as to why events happen.
Three Major Sociological Perspectives
Kinship Religion
Economics Politics
Views society as a whole unit, made up of related part that work together.
The society is composed of many parts, each with its own function, according to Durkheim
To understand society we need
to look at both structure and
function.
Structural Functionalism
Robert Merton used the following terms to describe the effects of social elements to society.
functional• When elements contribute benefits and social
stability
dysfunctional• If elements cause harm and disrupts social
stability
2 types of functionManifest function – actions that are intended to help some parts of the system.
Latent function – have unforeseen consequence that help a system adjust.
Conflict perspectiveViews society as a system composed of different parts or groups which has interests that are different and conflicting.
Karl Marx, the founder of conflict theory, said that
human history was founded on struggle.
Assumptions of Conflict
theory1. If you have interaction, you have
conflict.2. Conflict and change are normal,
inevitable and ubiquitous (everywhere).
3. Conflict is endemic.4. There is a scarcity of resources.5. Human societies consist of varying
degrees of inherently unequal elements.
Symbolic Interactionism
The central idea of this theory is that symbols
are the key to understanding how we
view the world & communicate with one
another.Sociologist W.I. Thomas (1966) emphasized the importance of definitions and meaningsin social behavior and its consequences.
The Looking Glass Self By Charles Cooley
Human beings form their very selves from the reflections and responses gained by their earliest behaviors visited upon the "other," or any participant in one's earliest socialization.
3 Main Components 1. One imagines how they
appear to others.2. One imagines the judgment
that others may be making regarding that appearance.
3. One develops a self-image via their reflection; that is, the judgments or critique of others.