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study un it 1 part 2
12 Mar 2021, 23:59
Write in your own words in 300 words or less.
Compare and contrast two theoretical
approaches to social problems.
social problems Any condition or behaviour that has
negative consequences for large numbers of people
and that is generally recognized as a condition or
behaviour that needs to be addressed examples include epidemics and pandemiocs asthese issues affect us as
a whole in a society, it includes crime, global warming etc
2 theoretical approaches to social problems
between the fuctionilist theory and the conflict theory the difference is that in the functionalistb
theory with the Society is a system of interrelated parts in dynamic equilibrium – if one part changes too fast,
disrupts the entire system and this is how the functionilist theory is orientated and then with
the conflict theory it is orientated in a amanner whyereby Society is characterised by pervasive
inequality based on social class, race, gender, and other factors. and therefor there approaches
towards social problems will be different
in a sense that when it comes to the functionalist theory will find logical reasons why social problems are important and necessary for an example it is important that we
have a pandemic in order for scientific research centres to be able to do research and find a cure it advances education with in the medical field,
or that an epidemic is important because it serves as a population control factor whereby according to the conflict theory tried to find a deeper understanding of the social problem and the causes thereof
for example conflict theory will focus on the root of the epidemic for example what caused the pandemic the fact that we did not observe social distancing
as a society and that we were able to travel without masks and therefor that is how the pandemic was able to spread and what we can do to manage or fix the issue. these two are different in a sesne that the functionalist justifies the importance while the conflict theory finds the need to knoe more and fix the issue
Learning activity 1 for study unit 1.
4 Mar 2021, 22:11
•Depression, a medical illness that negatively affects how one feels and thinks and acts towards situations, depression causes sadness and loss of interest in activities that one used to enjoy