Sociology Essay

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Answer the following questions. For the first question, your answer should be written in a 5-paragraph essay (Intro, 3 body Paragraphs, and conclusion). Questions 2 and 3 can be answered using a full paragraph.

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  1. Compare and contrast the approaches to race taken by functionalist theory and conflict theory.
  2. What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
  3. What is assimilation? How has it worked in the United States?

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The issue of race is an international concern in the contemporary society. Race is socially
constructed albeit some scholars believe that it is biological. Either way, race is an integral
concept when it comes to societal development. This paper, therefore, seeks to explore the
approaches taken by both the functionalist and conflict models in regard to race.
Factionalism theory is a model that describes the different units of the society in relation
to how each unit contributes to the solidity of a society as a whole. According to this theory,
there are social institutions in the society which all function together to ensure that the society is
stable (Smith 12). Conflict theory, on the other hand, is a theory that asserts that society is at a
state of conflict simply because of the competition for insufficient resources. Further, the
proponent of the theory Karl Marx argues that to achieve social order, domination and powe...


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