Sociological point-of-view

Sociological-Point-Of-View

1. Sociological Point Of
View

2. JASHORE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY,BANGLADESH
Written: Abu Talha
Edited & published: Md. Humayunkobir
Department : Agro product processing technology

3. “Sociology is first and foremost a way of looking at
the social world. The sociologist must see into and
through man’s daily round of activities.”
-David Popenoe

4. What is Sociological Point of View?
ASociologicalmindsetinregardstobeingable
toconnectindividualexperiencesandsocial
relationships.
Thelensthatanindividualchoosestoviewthe
scopeofsocietyfrom.
Gobeyondtheobviousandquestionwhatis
acceptedastrueorcommonsense.

5. Sociological point of view
Ordinarily people may give an answer-it is the
‘Right’ thing to do.
Sociologist goes beyond these and tries to find an
answer through traditions or morality. He asks
questions
•Why some practices become traditional?
•How people know that certain practices are right?
•Who or what conferred his “rightfulness” upon them?
Sociologist may point out that an action which is,
one society’s sacred custom, may be another’s
immoral vice.

6. Sociological point of view
A sociologist observes unequal distribution of power in
the class-room, the teacher having the power to talk,
discipline, punish and to determine grades. He
observes that the teacher has the institutional support
at his command in disciplining the students, denying
library and laboratory facility, etc. Still, teacher is not
having absolute power. Students may also use their
power as a sharp reaction and may refuse to keep
quiet, boycott classes, stage strikes etc. Further, the
sociologist observes that there are certain unspoken
rules and expectations that every one more or less
follows. It is known that combing in class-room is
inappropriate.

7. Major Sociological Perspective:
Symbolic Interactionism
Structural-Functionalism
Conflict Theory

8. Symbolic Interactionism
Societyisessentiallyasetofdailyinteractions
thatareguidedbysymbols.
Thewaypeopleinteractwitheachothervia
symbol.
Symbolsareculturallyderivedsocialobjects
havingsharedmeaningthatarecreatedand
maintainedinsocialinteraction.
HerbertBlumerfoundedsymbolicinteractionism.

11. Structural Functionalism
Societyisanorganicbeingofinterrelatedpartsthat
worktogetherinharmony.
Societyisacomplexsystemwhosepartsworktogether
topromotestability.
Functionalistsearchforfunctionsthatinstitutionsmay
haveinsociety.
HerbertSpencerandRobertMertonweretwo
contributionofthisperspective.

13. Conflict Perspective:
Society is the competition of a few group of people for
scarce resources.
Study the distribution of resources, power and inequality.
Interprets society as a struggle for power between
groups engaging in conflict for limit resources.
Karl Marx is founder of conflict perspective.

15. “That is the strangest thing about the world: how
it looks so different from every point of view.”
-Lauren Oliver

16. Thank You