Though George Simmel was lucky to had great legacy of Kant, Hegel and Max, he himself was a great scholar and came up with unique ideas different from earlier contributors. Unlike to macro and conflict school of sociology, he had other intentions that he inked by the means of his diversified work in the form […]
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Macro sociology deals with structural level social reality and favour and encourage functional aspects by the means of cooperation among vital interdependent and interconnected parts to solidify whole. On the other hand, micro sociology deals with the small group level social reality and focuses on the individual interactions and relations. As per them, there is
Among the three Sociological perspectives, conflict theory helps to understand the dynamics of social change, inequality, and power. By highlighting the constant competition and conflict between different social groups, conflict theory challenges the idea that society is harmonious and equal. Let’s begin understanding Conflict Theory in Sociology in detail. Conflict school of sociology has an
Among the three Sociological perspectives, Symbolic interactionism is a sociological perspective that focuses on the role of symbols and communication in shaping social interactions and the construction of meaning. It is a theory that emphasizes the importance of understanding how individuals interpret and give meaning to their social interactions and the symbols they encounter in
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Macro or functional perspective of sociology emphasis on the functional aspect of social reality. For, functionalist, society is a unified system of interdependent and interconnected parts that facilitates smooth functioning maintaining social order and stability. Understanding the Functional Perspective of Sociology is important to explore the complexities of social interactions as well as social stability.
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We know that August Comte, Max Weber, Karl Marx, and Emile Durkheim laid the foundation of sociology as scientific discipline. Therefore, they are known as Founder of the sociology. But, the Contributions of Talcott Parsons, Robert Merton, and Georg Simmel to Sociology is significant as they contributed greatly to enrich the subject matter of sociology. In
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In the globalizing world, it is hardly possible to be isolated in the today’s ever changing, diverse and dynamic society. People across different races, cultures, ethnicity and religions come together and interact for various reasons, creating cooperation, conflict, competition, accommodation, assimilation and integration. One framework that can help us navigate this complex terrain is the
Accommodation is all about the unity in diversity of cultures. In this stage, all cultures maintain mutual respect to one another without losing self identity. Assimilation moves one step ahead as it accept cultural aspects of dominant one. But, in assimilation, individual accept cultural values of dominant but preserves their own. For more clarity, let’s
Role of social institutions in modern societies is becoming crucial in globalising world. Social institutions are the major determinants of conformity, cohesion, and sustainance for the social system. By nature, they are interwoven, interdependent, and evolutionary. And, the health of our society depends on the proper functioning of these institutions, otherwise chaos and disorder may
The principle of emergentism means that higher level of conscious properties emerge from lower level. This idea has been applied by George simmel to explore and explain the micro level of social reality or sociology. Simmel, in his work, believes in the bottom up approach in the formation of social structure and reality. Idea of