Comparing Sociological Theories and Human Behavior Perspectives

This essay delves into the realm of sociological theories and their influence on understanding human behavior. The essay begins by highlighting the significance of both sociological and psychological theories in explaining human actions, emotions, and thoughts. It then explores various sociological perspectives, including structural functionalism, social conflict theory, feminism, and symbolic interactionism. The essay further examines the contributions of these theories in analyzing and interpreting societal dynamics and human interactions. A key component involves a comparison and contrast of two sociological perspectives, such as social conflict theory and feminism, emphasizing how these theories offer unique insights into societal structures and human behavior. The essay concludes by reinforcing the importance of these theories in the context of modern society and their continuous relevance in explaining complex social phenomena.

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Table of content
ESSAY 1........................................................................................................................3
Contribution of psychological and sociological theories towards understanding of
various aspects of human life in contemporary society..........................................3
ESSAY 2........................................................................................................................3
Comparing and contrasting two perspectives of sociological theories...................3
References......................................................................................................................5

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Contribution of psychological and sociological theories towards understanding of
various aspects of human life in contemporary society
Sociological and psychological theories are the studies regarding how feelings,
thoughts and behaviors of human are influenced by the implied or actual presence of
others. These theories are backed up the empirical investigations that are conducted
using scientific method.
There are different psychological theories which aims of providing model for
having a deep understanding of emotions, feelings and behaviors of human. There are
various types of psychological theories such as development theories; Kohlberg’s
theory of moral development which focuses on growth of human beings throughout
their lifespan.Mini theories which explains the aspects of human being relating to how
self esteem is developed or childhood socialization takes place (Denzin, 2017).
Sociological theories such as structural functional, social conflict, feminism and
symbolic interactionism. Like social conflict theory of sociology views the society as
a system where groups of people are not equal, which is the reason why they are
consistently involved in conflicts and change.
Thus, it can said that theories of sociology and psychology have significant
contribution in understanding the human behaviour.
ESSAY 2
Comparing and contrasting two perspectives of sociological theories
There are four main perspectives of sociological theories such as; structural
functional, social conflict, feminism and symbolic interactionism.
Feminism is one of the perspective of sociological theory which views society as
the place where men and women are unequal. This perspective strives for equality
between the genders (Ritzer and Stepnisky, 2017). For example, women are paid less
at work even with the same education as men possess.
The second perspective of sociological theory is social conflict wherein the

society is viewed as a system where people belonging to groups are not equal.This
causes constant change and conflicts between them.
Thus, it can be said that every sociological theory is concerned with assessment
of human behaviour which is backed up empirical evidences.

References
Books and Journals
Denzin, N. K., 2017. The research act: A theoretical introduction to sociological
methods. Routledge.
Ritzer, G. and Stepnisky, J., 2017. Modern sociological theory. Sage publications.