Sociology: Perspectives, Sub-culture, Status, Social Groups, Deviance

Running head: SOCIOLOGY
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1SOCIOLOGY
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2SOCIOLOGY
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A scientific study of the society is known as sociology where a brief study on social
relationship, interaction and social culture has been discussed. An attempt to understand the
social order has been made through sociology and this subject has been emerged as an
enlightenment of thought. After the French Revolution, sociology becomes positivist science of
the society. The origin of the subject has been laid down under the philosophical knowledge of
the subject (Grusky and David). A systematic study regarding anything through observation and
experiment is known as science. In case of sociology, certain social research techniques have
been made and it becomes a social science to study human, society and culture.
There are following perspectives in sociology:
 Functionalist perspective;
 Conflict perspective;
 Symbolic interactionism perspective
According to the functionalist perspective, every stages of the society are interdependent
and reflect the function of the society. According to symbolic interactionist perspective, face-to-
face interaction and symbolic use is considered as medium of communication. Conflict theory
depends on the control power of the elite class over the poor class.