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1. Peter Berger described using the sociological perspective as seeing the ______ in the _______.

Although he was a patient man, he found he would often lose his temper with bus drivers.

which allows for the ownership of the means of production. Under capitalism, if you purchase a business and pay people to work there, you are entitled to all of the profits earned. Marx views this as an immoral and an

C. Wright Mills defined sociological perspective as the ability to “think yourself away from the familiar routines of everyday life” and “the vivid awareness of the relationship between experience and the wider society.”

In the following section, I will define terms that Karl Marx used in his works. The term bourgeois is defined as the owners of the means of production. In oppose to bourgeoisie, the proletarian or the wage-earner is defined as “a class of labourers who live only as long as they find work, and who find work only as long as their labour increases capital” (I. Craib, Classical Social Theory, 99). Economic is defined as relating to the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought (Merriam-Webster, 2016). The economic process that we will mainly focus on is capitalism. In a capitalist society, the main goal of any firms is simply to make profits for the owner. In the following essay, I will attempt to explain why do

Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) was a revolutionary German economic theorist and communist with many publications on sociology, economics and politics. Many of his writings can be used and applied into the media. Marx stated that in prehistoric times, people had no concept of private ownership, and everything was shared freely. There was no government to rule over everyone, but small tribes of people who each had their own leaders. This was known as primitive communism. As time went by, people became greedy and craved wealth. Private ownership of land led to the class system developing, with the upper class owning the land that the lower classes lived on and worked off. This became the feudal system, which was headed by a king. This system suited the upper class however it also meant that the lower class was always kept at the bottom, with no way of moving up from their positions. Industrialisation in the 1700’s meant that power in society fell into the hands of the wealthy, as they owned the land and had the money to build factories,

Introduction:You would not be able to watch the great sport of football today if it weren’t for the equipment. The equipment is important because it protects players from injuries and gives them some style. Not only do they protect the player it improves their performance. Football pads changed tremendously during the span of the game. The advancements in football equipment have kept the sport going and improve for a better game.

Karl Marx developed his theory on class division by suggesting that all societies have two major classes, a ruling class and a subject class. The ruling class owned a means of production such as land or capital, whereas the subject class did not. Marx argued that this leads to the ruling class exploiting the subject class. The ruling class use a superstructure of the legal and political systems to justify its position and prevent protests by the subject class. In capitalist societies the main classes are the bourgeoisie (capitalist) and the proletariat (working class). In these societies the bourgeoisie exploits the working class through wage labour. The capitalists pay wages to the workers, but make a profit because they pay the workers less than the value of what they produce. Capitalism is the newest type of class society but it will also be the last. Eventually it will be replaced by a communist society in which the means of production

The goal of A Primer to Postmodernism, written by Stanley Grenz, is not to justify or disprove postmodernism but to enlighten the audience on the purpose of postmodernism. This book should be recommended to everyone interested in the subject but to all Christians in order to learn the current and potential enemies that they will be facing. As modernity continues to fade and postmodernity’s open truths that welcome those who are no longer interested in having to look towards a Divine Creator as the reason for being, Grenz’s work will be a tool to help bring postmodernism to

Identify the four major sociological theoretical paradigms. For each, what are the key tenets? How does each explain how society works?

The word “postmodernism” first surfaced in architecture and the fine arts, perhaps in the 1950’s, referring to a new style. Later it acquired a meaning in the world of literature as well. It is not a theory or a creed: it is

This essay will discuss to what extent the postmodern style is characterized by pastiche, intertextuality and nostalgia by referring to Quentin Tarantino’s most talked about, controversial, and black comedy crime film: Pulp Fiction (1994). The films title refers to the American pulp magazines that had graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Pulp Fiction has led critics to describe it as a prime example of homage and pastiche, with plot trends that emerged from the post-classic movie era such as neo noir. There are many critical positions and views on postmodernism, which aimed to further aggregate power structure by attacking and provoking modernity. Many describe this style as a renewed appreciation for popular culture that re-appropriates forms of high art and pop culture in order to create something new.

Postmodernism is essentially a critique of modernism and encourages the questioning of breaking down socially defined aspects. Basically society is built on social constructs that are not actually real. There are many different structures that this could be inferring to as far as what society “believes” is capital “T” true. This can be in reference to gender, sex, and sexuality, as well as social class. What postmodernism does it essentially call out all these structures to show that these are not inherently true and as a society they have been created and enforced. Jean- Francois Lyotard was a big contributor in the postmodernism way of thinking as Storey writes “For Lyotard the postmodern condition is marked by crisis in the status of knowledge in Western societies.

Karl Marx came up later with a theory of a classless society to help the working class fight back. Marx came up with many radical ideas to change the way society was proceeding socially which, caused him to be banished from his native land in Germany and then from France, eventually he ended up in England. (Compton's Encyclopedia, 121) Karl Marx believed that social conflict was needed for society to function. He showed people not to be scared of conflict but rather to except it as a way of life. Karl Marx believes that people have a "class consciousness" which means that people are aware of differences between one another and that it causes a separation between groups of people. People mostly look at material objects for a sense of class status. If you are wealthy in life then you have many material objects and if you are poor then you have very little. People need to be educated in order to move up in society, which is why the working class people rarely have a chance to be very successful. Karl Marx realized that the working class deserved more then they were receiving and he tried to help the situation. Marx wanted the wealthy people and the poor to become more economically equal in status. Karl Marx also discusses the economic issues that the working class faces with change. With capitalism growing there is a greater need for production in the factories. More products need to be produced and at

Throughout the semester, we have learned about a variety of things that have changed the way I perceive people and the world around me that I never did before. One thing we learned about is sociological perspective. This is a perspective on humans and society as a whole. It means looking at society and how it is affected by humans, then looking at humans to see how the different changes in society have affected us. Before our Soc 101 class, I thought stuff just happened. The way perceive things and act as humans is because of the way society has socialized us. The three main sociological perspectives are the functionalist perspective, conflict perspective, and symbolic interactionism. The functionalist perspective claims that all parts of society