Discussion 1.1 - Applying Sociology Discussion

8/31/2017

Discussion Question: Look at your own experience with school and examine how the three different perspectives might examine different parts of the school experience. You can examine the school as a whole, or individual parts of it. Make sure you address all three perspectives and explain something that they might be interested in studying about your school.

For the second part of your discussion reply to another student's comment with some additional insight, correction, agreement, etc.. Explain your reasoning and expand on your answer.

5 Comments

Aline Fouche

8/24/2017 08:39:35 pm

The three main perspectives of Sociology are Functional, Conflicting, and Symbolic aspects. These aspects play a large role in my life... primarily during school. A main idea of the functional aspect relates to the idea that society works/functions through cooperation. Team work is critical in a school environment. I find that I most utilize this perspective when working in groups, or keeping in contact with a student in my class when exchanging notes. I mainly see the Conflict Perspective (society made up of different interest groups) demonstrated through school clubs and activities. Although it is all one school community, there are different groups within this community that people identify with (cooking club, republican club, monarchs for social justice, fishing club, vegetarian club, etc.). Lastly, I most see the Symbolic perspective within those clubs and sub groups listed above. I am not looking at the clubs within the society, instead, I am looking at the clubs alone. The symbolic perspective focuses on analyzing individuals within a society. The clubs represent such like individuals within their own society.

Trevor Lewis

8/31/2017 12:51:40 pm

I think an interesting way that the three perspectives would look at school would be the different ways that the different cliques interact, the conflict would see this a source of conflict between popular and unpopular. They would see it as a clear gap between people and the way they move around in life. The interactionist would focus on how these different groups go about their day with each other and how that effects the school as a whole and pushes the school forward, and the symbolic would see each person in the group as representing that group such as a jock would literally be football.

Slayer Player

9/3/2017 07:30:02 pm

My three Conflicts are Functional, Symbolic Sociological and conflict Perspectives. My scenario is High school in general in high school there are many people with MANY problems. I haven't been at the big high school this year but i bet the social groups have not changed there are always cliques. The jocks and cheerleaders the band and choir and computer squad. They may seem different but the sociological perspectives are the same. All people have conflicts ether with them selves or with friend or other cliquey groups. Sociological conflicts are working together which is one good things about those groups and that they work as a team and as one. Sometimes those different groups will work together. For functional, each kiddo is a individual which is what functional sociology is all about. In high school its a way to find who you are and who you want to be as a INDIVIDUAL.

Sophie Horvath

9/8/2017 09:22:01 am

There was perfect example of all three that happened last year. Our school was finally going to state with basketball. Usually there is a separation between our fine arts department and the athletic department which represents conflict perspective. Last year the drama club came together and made a big poster and showed up at the state game and cheered on the basketball team. This represents the functionalist perspectives because the separation wasn't present. So the fine arts and the athletics came together to cheer the other on which represents symbolic perspective because they were symbolizing a family and not just a school.

Williss

9/8/2017 09:33:59 pm

The conflict sociologists would find the divisions within the groups at are school interesting. Within each sport or activity there is usually a few different cliques which are often related to socioeconomic status (what they wear, where they live, ect) The Functionalist sociologists would find it interesting to observe the different models of team work found in different groups. For example, in football, each member has a different task while in show choir everyone needs to be doing the exact same thing and blend together. The Interactionist sociologists would want to study the interactions between the students and teachers in each specific class

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