Why do we have order in society? Is it because we are told what to do or is it because we all want to work together to create harmony?
There are two sociological theories that have views on this.
Firstly we have the CONSENSUS aproach that states that social order is created through everyone in society agreeing on a set of shared norms and values. Also people work together to achieve common interests and goals. FUNCTIONALISTS believe social order is maintained through socialisation and support society's rules.
Secondly we have the CONFLICT approach. This is based on the idea that we have 2 conflicting groups in society the rich, powerful bourgeoisie and the proletariat who are poorer and have less power. In order to protect themselves and their wealth the bourgeoisie can influence laws and threaten people with things like being fired from their jobs or going to prison for theft or damage to property. This view is also known as Marxism.
There are two sociological theories that have views on this.
Firstly we have the CONSENSUS aproach that states that social order is created through everyone in society agreeing on a set of shared norms and values. Also people work together to achieve common interests and goals. FUNCTIONALISTS believe social order is maintained through socialisation and support society's rules.
Secondly we have the CONFLICT approach. This is based on the idea that we have 2 conflicting groups in society the rich, powerful bourgeoisie and the proletariat who are poorer and have less power. In order to protect themselves and their wealth the bourgeoisie can influence laws and threaten people with things like being fired from their jobs or going to prison for theft or damage to property. This view is also known as Marxism.
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