Sociological Poverty
analytical Essay
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The purpose of this essay is to reveal the different sociological perspectives that exist. In addition to that, these different sociological perspectives shall be discussed and their significance shall be established. As such, a research question shall also be formulated and the sociological perspectives shall be used to discuss more on the research question that will have been formulated. Based on that, the general research topic that will formulate a topic for discussion in this paper is: “What are the contributors to poverty in the United States”. Common sociological theories The three (3) major sociological theories include: symbolism (which relates to the use of symbols and/ or face to face interactions); functionalism (which relates to matters that are associated with the society and how these variables are functional to one another) and conflict theory (which related to conflicts that are associated with the competition for limited resources and how the wealth people deprive the poor and/ or weak people the right to access these resources for their needs) (Mooney et al., 2010). Symbolic interactionist perspective is a sociological theory that basically implements the use of symbols and/ or direct facial interactions. This is due to the reason that, people in their normal daily lives and routines are always using symbols to communicate as well as interact with one another on a one on one basis. Through this trend, people tend to attach meaning to the symbols that they use. Moreover, they can also act in accordance to the meaning that these symbols reveal to them. Based on that, the symbolic interactionist perspective can be demonstrated in matters such as verbal communication, written music and art. Sociologists use this p... ... middle of paper ... ... in rural America. Moreover, the same factors have also revealed that people who endure poverty always look into the possibility of moving to urban areas so as to try and find work to survive. As such, that is the other reason why poverty levels in rural America are higher as compared to those of urban America. The sociological perspectives that best address the research question include the symbolic interactionist perspective, functionalism perspective as well as the conflict theory perspective. This is due to the reason that different authors take different perspectives and/ or approaches to communicate their ideologies based on the research question. Lastly, it can be concluded that the best approach to be used while conducting this research study would be to employ a literature review study since the material already exists in scholarly databases online.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the purpose of this essay is to reveal the different sociological perspectives that exist.
- Describes the three (3) major sociological theories: symbolism, functionalism, and conflict theory.
- Explains that symbolic interactionist perspective is a sociological theory that implements the use of symbols and/or direct facial interactions.
- Explains that the purpose of this essay is to reveal the different sociological perspectives that exist.
- Describes the three (3) major sociological theories: symbolism, functionalism, and conflict theory.
- Explains that symbolic interactionist perspective is a sociological theory that implements the use of symbols and/or direct facial interactions.
- Explains that the functionalism perspective reveals the manner in which societies are structured so as to provide stability and support to one another.
- Analyzes the conflict theory perspective, which seeks to reveal that the society is made up of people who seek to compete for the limited resources that exist.
- Explains that the increase in poverty levels in rural usa was caused by demographic as well as socio-economic shifts in the nation.
- Analyzes waldo's study on the causes of poverty in rural america, stating that has taken a symbolic interactionist perspective.
- Concludes that the source of information is legitimate because the article has been peer reviewed and available as a scholarly article in the google scholar database.
- Explains that rural america is the worst hit by poverty when compared to urban america. the study has been peer reviewed and available as a scholarly article in the google scholar database.
- Explains that there are three (3) major sociological theories and perspectives which are quite essential in our society: symbolism, functionality and conflict theory.
- Explains that economic slowdown, social unrest, and political instability are the main reasons why poverty levels are high in rural america. people who endure poverty always look into the possibility of moving to urban areas.
- Explains the sociological perspectives that best address the research question include the symbolic interactionist perspective, functionalism perspective and conflict theory perspective.
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