SOCIOLOGY

SOCIOLOGY
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Sociologists have developed various ways that can help in the study of social groups and the social relationships of people within specific settings. In this article, we are going to take a look at the intersection of power, status and party in my college community. The students in the college are divided into all these social categories; however, there are certain common factors that unite them despite the existing differences. Weber and Marx gave different approaches to the study of social settings. The two sociologists have various thoughts regarding the life of a human being. Weber claims that people have various ways through which they achieve their goals those who share any idea end up forming groups, classes and power to control the others. (Laura and Applerouth 2015)
Status is defined by the lifestyle the students choose to live. Those who share a certain status are usually seen together because their lifestyles have little disparities. Classes occur in cases whereby students group themselves on the basis of the practices they share. For example, in our college, some classes that have emerged include those of lawyers and doctors all called professional groups and many more (Scheff, 2000, Pg 90).
Power exists equally on all institutions, it can be defined as the chance that an individual may have in the community to influence an action to fulfill their will. Those in power influences even those who are opposed to the ideas of the person in power.

All members of my discussion group all agreed that there is a student who exercises power within the college however their source of influence varies because there are those with economic power, student leaders are believed to have the political power or authority. Those students who are famous and very influential also have some degree of power (Bert and Sydie, 2001, P85).
Parties are organizations formed on an informed basis like common goals which requires the involved individuals to plan together towards the achievement of the goals. Parties in our college have been developed to be organizations that involve people from different backgrounds all brought together by the agendas they share. Unlike the classes and the group’s parties are not formed during the social interaction but mostly they involve associations. Since the parties have a wide coverage, parties may take part in active politics, to get into power and shift the classes upwards. These social structures will exist forever in all areas that human beings live and interact with each other, therefore we should work to establish ways in which the structures will interact without any form of conflict (Giddens and David 1982, Pg 45)
 

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Bert N. Adams and Sydie, R.A., 2001. Sociological theory. Pine Forge Press.pp56-88.
Giddens, Anthony, and David Held, eds. ,1982. Classes, power and conflict: classical and contemporary debates. Univ of California Press.pp 33-58.
Laura DesforEdles& S. Applerouth. 2015. Sociological Theory in the Classical Era, 3rd ed. LA: Pine Forge ISBN 178 1452203614
Scheff, T.J., 2000. Shame and the social bond: A sociological theory. Sociological theory, 18(1), pp.84-99.