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This 4 page paper discusses the functionalist, conflict and interactionist sociological theories and how each can be used to analyze the role of television in society. It also discusses C. Wright Mills’s theory of sociological imagination and applies that to changes in the black community. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and applies them to television. It also analyzes an article dealing with change in a community. Discussion The functionalist perspective, as the name implies, has to do with the
structure of society and how it functions. This theory suggests that in order to understand society, its necessary to visualize it as a "system where all the parts act together
even though each part may be doing different things" ("Theoretical Perspectives"). The parts of this system include structures such as family, educational systems and religion because social life tends to
be organized around these components ("Theoretical Perspectives"). The conflict perspective sees society as much less cohesive; instead of people working together, this model suggests that each person works to achieve
his or her goals even at the expense of others ("Theoretical Perspectives"). Karl Marx is a classical conflict theorist, since he saw society as a class struggle between the workers
and those who owned the means of production. The third perspective is that of the interactionists, who are also called "micro-sociologists" ("Theoretical Perspectives"). These scientists are interested in society on
an almost individual level; they work with people face-to-face and address "everyday activities" ("Theoretical Perspectives"). These people are interested in the way individuals interact with each other, and tend to
ignore larger structures such as national governments and economies ("Theoretical Perspectives"). The role of television in society from these perspectives: Television is a true mixed blessing. It has the capability
of delivering news, magnificent performances and great drama; it also has the capability of serving up truly awful programming that insults the viewers intelligence, misleads them, or disgusts them. A
functionalist would see the television industry as one part of the whole system, though not necessarily one that works in concert with the rest. A functionalist might see television first
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