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In undertaking an accurate interpretation of three sociological perspectives, I will make a reasoned evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses in Marxism, Functionalism and Feminism.
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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES MARXISM, FUNCTIONALISM & FEMINISM... INTRODUCTION A sociological theory is a set of ideas that provide an explanation for human society. In undertaking an accurate interpretation of three sociological perspectives, I will make a reasoned evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses in Marxism, Functionalism and Feminism. From the three chosen sociological perspectives I will also look at their individual views on religion and the family. SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES MARXISM Marxism named after its founder Karl Marx (1818 - 1883) is very famous and influential. Marx regarded people as both producers and the products of society, he believed since people made society, only they can change it. He argued that 'man makes his own history'. Marx believed that the rich would get richer (bourgeois - ruling class) and that the poor would get poorer (proletariat - subordinate /working class). He proposed that the proletariat would revolt in anger, leading to a revolution, resulting in...
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