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This 4 page paper analyzes the 2004 American presidential election from the perspective of the social conflict theory. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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victor while the other returns to his constituency in defeat. But, in the American political landscape, over the last few elections, a new phenomenon has appeared: the recount. Given the
nature of the vying camps in the election, Durkheims model of social conflict, as well as the theories of Merton, seems to aptly describe the phenomenon. What remains to be
seen, however, is how long the American political system can hold up to this continuing lack of faith in the system. Emile Durkheim, a well-known
social theorist stated: "Crime is normal, an inevitable and necessary part of every society. A society exempt from it would be utterly impossible" (Durkheim,1961).
Thus the claim that the system isnt perfect but that it is the best that we have, is not at all off target. According to Durkheim, and
others like him, there will always be a balance of haves and have nots, of peaceable and warlike individuals. In fact, according to Durkheim, it is the predictable outcome when
two main groups come into conflict with one another. In the political sense, then, the two camps, are obviously, Democrat and Republican. According to conflict
theorists, the political system is a completely biased institution which focuses more on the working class, which they claim explains the disproportionate amount of minorities in prisons. These working class
individuals tend to commit street crimes, which threaten the social order and are therefore severely punished. Conversely, the court systems do not focus on the wealthy and the crime which
happens at their hands. Therefore, conflict theorists believe that most justice systems are designed as an instrument of oppression to the lower
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