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The functionalism is not more than a theoretical paradigm where it finds to the society
like a complex system that contains parts that fit one with the other, this way a balance
and social stability takes place. For functionalism, social structures can be family,
government or education for example, and this contributes to the functioning of society.
While on the other hand we have the "theory of conflict" which is an analysis from the
point of view of inequality, conflict and social change. For this theory, social structures
perpetuate the "unequal" distribution of the economic and political resources of society.
A supporter of this important theory is Karl Marx who presented a great commitment to
abolish social inequality.
In this opportunity the social institution that I choose is the family, and a problem that I
have identified in it related to society is the violence that currently exists. The family to
be the first agent of socialization that influences the creation of values, culture, etc.
This influences the behavior and development of this. The family as a social structure
contributes to social stability and is part of the complex group of parties that fit together.
The violence that threatens this institution also attends to social stability from the point.
That is why this problem that is currently affecting us is important to banish it, since the
future of societies, in my opinion, is in danger.
About the functionalist theory of sociology, the family is a social structure, often
underestimates the importance of this structure, where violence (problem that I am
describing) looms. According to an article of the February 3, 2015 issue of The New
York Times, many times people who are reported for various violent crimes, begin their
acts at home with attacks on their girlfriends or wives, but unfortunately not given the
due attention and charges of domestic violence do not proceed further.
Considering the theory of conflict, while highlighting the inequalities that start from a
In the following essay, a current relevant topic will be addressed, related to the
introductory course to sociology, where the following points will be considered:
Functionalism, conflict theory and the action paradigm. Which indicates that the family
as a social structure and being immersed in a violent society is broken and therefore
there will be negative repercussions, interpersonal, intrapersonal, labor, etc.