1. The two contemporary perspectives I chose for this assignment are Symbolic Interactionism and Functionalism. Show
2. I plan to dissect the two perspectives and apply them to the modern world with a focus on sexism. In this paper, I will discuss the silent battle between the two genders in modern day. 3. Symbolic interactionism is easy to understand when we compare it to a theatre play. In class, we discussed how “actors” create social norms and abide by them and the “actors” who don’t abide by them are seen as outcasts or are no longer active participants in the play. Some theorists who enforce the laws associated with symbolic interactionism include Herbert Blumer and Arile Hochschild. In Society as Symbolic Interaction (1962), Blumer enforced Theorists such as, Emile Durkheim and Aguste Comte, known as the “fathers of functionalism”, were able to apply this theory directly to society and fought to justify it. 4. There are several similarities between the symbolic interactionism and functionalism theories. For one thing, both theories bring focus to the interaction between an individual and society. In class, we made the assumption that Symbolic Interaction can be a “daily staged behavior...” (Farganis, 2011) The theory itself involves the act of interacting with others and responding to the interaction in appropriate ways. This leads to building relationships and it helps to keep the relationship alive and developing. Functionalism discusses the “glue” that binds humans together. In other words, functionalism focuses on the idea that once all individuals of a society have a role to play, how can we push to keep the functions ongoing therefore there is no downfall of society. Kinglsey Davis and Wilbert E. Moore co-wrote the book, Some Principles of Stratification (1945), which outlined the various stratification systems, where one category The modern social topic I chose to compare my two perspectives with was about gender inequality. I decided to narrow my research and focus on sexism towards women. I found an article by The Guardian stating how the International Day of the Girl showed the intense inequality girls receive. The author, who wasn’t stated, stated that” the United States ranks lower than Kazakhstan and Algeria in gender inequality.” (Anon., 2016). If I were to analyze my article with both the theories, I can say that they would share the similarity of urging an equal pay within economical aspect of society. Social Interactionism would argue that if women continue to have “staged behavior”, or not acting on reality, then it will cause altered behavior among society, leading to consequences. Such consequences relevant to this article would include: sexism, exhorting power over females, and females leading a very controlled life. In terms of functionalism, the theorists would argue that without women actively participating to contributing to society, we will not be able to reach our common societal goal. They would question why women would want to work just as hard as men if they are being treated unequally, and this could cause a loss of workers. A difference that would arise among the two theories would be the perspective that they chose to focus on. What I mean by this is that, functionalism will focus on the benefits of society more than the benefits of women, whereas, symbolic What are the differences between functionalism and symbolic Interactionism?The main difference between functionalism and symbolic interactionism is that functionalism looks at society as a complex system whose components work together to promote unity and stability whereas symbolic interactionism looks at society as a social construct that relies on human interpretations.
What is the symbolic Interactionist view of gender?How do symbolic interactionists explain gender roles? Symbolic interactionists believe that boys and girls learn ways of behaving through interaction with parents, teachers, peers, and mass media. Sexism is defined as a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify gender inequality.
What is the functionalist perspective on gender roles?functionalist perspective of gender inequality: A theory that suggests that gender inequalities exist as an efficient way to create a division of labor, or a social system in which a particular segment of the population is clearly responsible for certain acts of labor and another segment is clearly responsible for ...
What is the difference between a functionalist perspective conflict perspective and symbolic Interactionist perspective?Functionalist theories dwell on the structures and institutions in society. Symbolic interaction theories, on the other hand, are based on the human interactions with the society, while the conflict theory is based on human interactions and attributes of competition and how they bring about conflict in the society.
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Differentiate between the functionalist and symbolic interactionist views on gender differentiation
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