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This paper will focus on the four main theoretical perspectives within sociology which include conflict, functionalism, utilitarianism and symbolic interactionism with the attempt to explain why groups of people choose to perform certain actions and how societies function or change in a certain way.

Sociology is the study of society; this involves the study of society as social science which involves the scrutiny of the social lives of people, groups, and societies, their behavior as social beings covering everything from the analysis of normal contact between people to the study of the global social processes.

The domestic violence on women in sociology can attributed to family violence since families are the most violent social grouping in the society (Gelles and Straus, 1979). The culture of violence lays the groundwork for all the domestic incidents that involve violence on women, the conflict theory offers the possibility that the influence of economic and historical development of the society as the potential result of domestic violence.

Racism manifests itself in various forms; it can be representational, ideological, discursive, interactional, institutional, structural or systemic. The host of practices, beliefs, social relations and actions that contribute to the creation of a racial hierarchy and the social structure that yields superiority and privilege for some, and discrimination and oppression for others by limiting the access to resources, rights, and privileges on the basis of race constitutes to racism. The sociological theory seeks to intervene on the matters of social inequality in racism.

Social status is aimed at the social integration of individuals while categorizing them into socioeconomic classes which are based on their occupation, income, wealth and their social and political standing in the society. Durkheim believed that the society had exerted a powerful force on individuals about their norms, beliefs, and values which make up a collective consciousness, or a shared way of understanding and behaving in the world.

Sociology theories offer guidelines to the researchers in their studies about the society behavior; it also offers a clear direction on how to deal with issues that arise from sociology and how to implement the interventions on these issues.

References

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thank you for sharing your paper this week. You have done a nice job of putting yourinformation together and of ensuring that your paper is sociological innature. At this time, I do have someconcerns, and it is likely due to confusion about the assignmentsexpectations. First, the paper is to beabout 5 pages in length, excluding the cover and reference pages. Next, there needs to be at least five sourcesand they should be listed in alphabetical order by the last name of theauthor. The largest issue I see, whichis where I think the confusion comes in is that you have all four theoriesdiscussed, with four separate topics. What you need to do is select one topic and write the entire paper aboutit. Discuss how it impacts society orplays a role somehow. Then you need toapply one of the four theories to that topic. For example, how would conflict theorists explain the events of domesticviolence? I am available to help withthis if you want. I just think you aremaking the assignment way harder on yourself than you need to.

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