Functionalism And Feminism In The Aboriginal Community

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By using different perspectives, functionalism and feminism analyze why the murders in the Aboriginal community are occurring. For functionalists, society is similar to a biological organism with dependent parts functioning together to help society reach equilibrium (Ravelli and Webber 38). The social system is at equilibrium when its members are appreciated and satisfied (Ravelli and Webber 39). The members experience these feelings through the organizations allowing them to meet their necessities and aspirations (Ravelli and Webber 38). For example, schools are functional for the members of society because they help them attain a job with a good income (Ravelli and Webber 38). However, when changes occur society will make modifications to …show more content…

Feminism analyzes how men have more social power than women and as a result, they use their social privileges above women (Ravelli and Webber 70). Likewise, feminism examines the political and social inequality occurring between both genders and highlight the patriarchy of men (Ravelli and Webber 70). Patriarchy is used to describe how male dominate the culture and the social system (Ravelli and Webber 71). When feminists understand a women’s experience, they consider her race and social class this is the concept of intersectionality (Ravelli and Webber 73). In intersectionality, they recognize the oppression women experience various for every individual (Ravelli and Webber 73). In the Aboriginal community, violence occurs because of the men’s inability to be superior. Although functionalism and feminism explain the disruption in the Aboriginal community, functionalism demonstrates a greater responsibly the police force has for the …show more content…

Aboriginal communities experience oppression and live in quieter urban and rural areas. Due to this, they are not able to benefit from society’s organizations as the residents in the busy cities do. Therefore, they need more support from the city officials to be safe when experiencing violence. However, the communities they live in are not providing them with the resources to overcome violence. Functionalism explains the members need to benefit more from police forces; this helps emphasize that police officers must develop safer shelters and protocols. Meaning, they can create secure community buildings for the citizens to be protected in by a higher authority. Likewise, the officials are the only individuals who can attempt to stop the murders from reoccurring by solving the murder cases and charging the person. The police influence society’s wellbeing, and by not protecting Aboriginal community’s lives, they contribute to the deaths and society moves away from

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