The sociological perspective

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Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to study and explore various sociological perspectives and understand the core tenets of those perspectives. The paper seeks to define many sociological concepts and perspectives to give better understanding. This paper will explore many sociological approaches to give good understanding of application of sociological approaches. Different sociological theories, perspectives and approaches give new way of viewing our world, perspective is a way of looking at the world; theory is set of principles and propositions that are designed to explain particular issues and answer questions on some issues. Sociological theories and perspectives help us understand and predict the nature of our surrounding and the world at large. This paper is focused on four theoretical perspectives which include; symbolic interactions perspective, the functionalist perspective, the conflict perspective and the comparative perspective Each of these perspectives gives different views and explanations about human behavior and the social world at large.
Sociological perspectives
The functionalist perspective argues that the society is composed of the system of interconnected parts and facets that work together in unity to maintain the state of balance and equilibrium in the society. Each part in the society functions for same social role, the institutions that exist in the society function for the same social role. Each aspect of the society works in interdependent nature to contribute to the development society, state provide education to the children in the family, families on their part pay taxes to the government, the education develop children to be law abiding members of the society and tax paying members . To the functionalist, the society is united by the social consensus, people in the society work together to contribute to the best in the society. This perspective contributes to understanding of macro factors in the society. It clearly defines the role of government and other social parts in society. Like conflict theories, functionalist theories help in understanding macro sociological factors, some situations in the world can be explained using this perspective.
Conflict theory views the society as composed of the different conflicting groups. This perspective argues that different groups within society have different aspect of competing for resources and power. Various ...