W11:War/Conflict_Theory_Moon Jungun

Summary

Detailed Description
-Theoretical Assumptions
Conflict theory based on competition and conflict between people. Conflict theory think inequality exist in our society.

-Key Terms
Class conflict, Ideology, Social class, Deviance, Proleteriat, Bourgeoisie, Capitalism

-Propositions
Propositions are relationships proposed between the conceptual components of a theory. Various proponents of conflict theory have delineated propositions based on the above assumptions. Conflict thoerists suggest propositions based on it.

History of Conflict Theory
From Ahn Fei Tzu who was chinese philosophers, to Marx and Weber who are we know well, conflict theory has been long times ago.

Modern Examples
-Social Stratification
A social hierarchy emerges that effectively creates distinct classes based on wealth, power and prestige. On the antagonism of oppressing and oppressed classes," with modernization and industrialization significantly increasing this conflict and the oppression of the lower classes by the upper class. Interestingly, conflict theory does not apply only to one type of government or society; it can be applied to democracies, socialist nations and dictatorships alike.

-Wealth and Power Inequality
Wealth and power inequality is the most important thing in conflict theory. Extreme inequality in the level of power and wealth that currently exist exemplifies the central themes of conflict theory, namely that there is a competition for power between classes.

Opinion&Question

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Since high school, we learned sociological theory. Functional theory, conflict theory and symbolic interactionism... Conflict theoey based on conflict between individual and organization. Conflict theory's best example is war. War hasa curate's egg. Good point is technological advance. In World War II, German and Japanese develope scientific technology rapidly. Bad point is that damage humanism. A lot of people are killed becase of war. On this wise, war was help in the past. But in this time, war is unhelpful. Nowdays, conflicts get solved in the system, not war what is drastic measures.