Health & Social Care : sociological perspectives.
P1 – Explain the principle sociological perspectives.
STRICT ORDER: DO NOT COPY & PASTE. USE AS GUIDANCE OR REWORD
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, P1 – Explain the principle sociological perspectives.
This booklet will cover the seven concept of sociologist perspectives along with examples and how it
is functioned and promoted in the society. I will be explaining it by individually assessing the
practices such as, functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism, collectivism, postmodernism
and new rights. This report will go into detail on each approaches and how it is involved with health
and ill health.
Functionalist
The theorists in functionalist is Talcott parson, born on 1902 to 1979. Talcott role was to observe
individuals when socialising and how they function in society either functional or dysfunctional.
Eventually Talcott believed that individuals gained values and ways of behaving in the society by
interacting with others individuals. Talcott also believed that family is the heart of society and the
key to functionalist, if there is a healthy family with strong norms then it would mean the children
would also follow their healthy family norms and when they are in need the family would be
supportive but if the family brakes apart then it will consider to be dysfunctional because the care,
support, education wouldn’t be provided on time because of the stress the parents are In. this is the
reason why Talcott believes that parents need to find jobs to contribute to society to earn and begin
to function the family, and to have more roles in the society and be ahead of the health and
education.
Another theorists in functionalist is Emilie Durkheim, born on 1858 to 1917. Emilie role was looking
into social order. Social order is where values consensus are involved to organise the society, which
is by following the rules and the standards in the organisation. Emilie believed that every individual
has multiple of roles in the society and along with the roles there are responsibilities and
expectations that has to be committed and contributed, in order to fully function in society. Emilie
and Talcott both believe that family is the heart of the society and believe that roles in society are
important in order to have a successful life and hard earnings.
All functionalist looks into the society contribution, as it the key to functioning among society but
individuals would need to function themselves in society in many ways such as, interacting,
socialising and also having roles that represents you and gives you responsibilities to give to the
society by working in services, that is able to offer individuals but the aim is that individuals work
together and function as one in the society together to stable their lives. A good example would be
that individuals will function and maintain their relationship roles to fulfil their roles such as, a
mother or a job and many more. This enable individuals to function in society by contributing to
society to earn money to look after themselves, for example a mother will look after her kids, take
them to school, which is a mother role. The mother also works, as a police women to gain money to
support and function the family then being dysfunctional, this is working role. We all have many
roles in the society, which show our character among society. For example a male individual can be
an uncle, doctor, son, father and many, many more.
A view on functionalist is that individuals has to give, in order to receive something in return. In this
case individuals would have to work correctly in services, which can be social services, churches,
private organisations, banks and health services and more. It will need to be a service where it is
able to benefit society and then cash, education or support, any form of factors that is beneficial for
the worker is given as return for contributing. This view is made to convince individuals to work
because of the factors they can be given back but the individuals are actually functioning the society
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P1 – Explain the principle sociological perspectives.
STRICT ORDER: DO NOT COPY & PASTE. USE AS GUIDANCE OR REWORD
1
, P1 – Explain the principle sociological perspectives.
This booklet will cover the seven concept of sociologist perspectives along with examples and how it
is functioned and promoted in the society. I will be explaining it by individually assessing the
practices such as, functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism, collectivism, postmodernism
and new rights. This report will go into detail on each approaches and how it is involved with health
and ill health.
Functionalist
The theorists in functionalist is Talcott parson, born on 1902 to 1979. Talcott role was to observe
individuals when socialising and how they function in society either functional or dysfunctional.
Eventually Talcott believed that individuals gained values and ways of behaving in the society by
interacting with others individuals. Talcott also believed that family is the heart of society and the
key to functionalist, if there is a healthy family with strong norms then it would mean the children
would also follow their healthy family norms and when they are in need the family would be
supportive but if the family brakes apart then it will consider to be dysfunctional because the care,
support, education wouldn’t be provided on time because of the stress the parents are In. this is the
reason why Talcott believes that parents need to find jobs to contribute to society to earn and begin
to function the family, and to have more roles in the society and be ahead of the health and
education.
Another theorists in functionalist is Emilie Durkheim, born on 1858 to 1917. Emilie role was looking
into social order. Social order is where values consensus are involved to organise the society, which
is by following the rules and the standards in the organisation. Emilie believed that every individual
has multiple of roles in the society and along with the roles there are responsibilities and
expectations that has to be committed and contributed, in order to fully function in society. Emilie
and Talcott both believe that family is the heart of the society and believe that roles in society are
important in order to have a successful life and hard earnings.
All functionalist looks into the society contribution, as it the key to functioning among society but
individuals would need to function themselves in society in many ways such as, interacting,
socialising and also having roles that represents you and gives you responsibilities to give to the
society by working in services, that is able to offer individuals but the aim is that individuals work
together and function as one in the society together to stable their lives. A good example would be
that individuals will function and maintain their relationship roles to fulfil their roles such as, a
mother or a job and many more. This enable individuals to function in society by contributing to
society to earn money to look after themselves, for example a mother will look after her kids, take
them to school, which is a mother role. The mother also works, as a police women to gain money to
support and function the family then being dysfunctional, this is working role. We all have many
roles in the society, which show our character among society. For example a male individual can be
an uncle, doctor, son, father and many, many more.
A view on functionalist is that individuals has to give, in order to receive something in return. In this
case individuals would have to work correctly in services, which can be social services, churches,
private organisations, banks and health services and more. It will need to be a service where it is
able to benefit society and then cash, education or support, any form of factors that is beneficial for
the worker is given as return for contributing. This view is made to convince individuals to work
because of the factors they can be given back but the individuals are actually functioning the society
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