Positives and Negatives of Capitalism

So… its Sunday morning and I just came back from Chivante’s party (which by the way was totally fun), and im in a good mood to blog. The blog for this week creates a thinking dissonance in me because I’m all about “LONG LIVE CAPITALISM” so I’ve researched it for expertise fact

The pros J of capitalism are almost endless, but what is Capitalism? Capitalism is an economic system comprised of no nosey government and private ownership and distribution of goods and services.  It one of the most famous words priced in the US. It is mentioned in Sociology, business studies and European & American history. Another pro is that it allows for political freedom because government cannot set market prices. It encourages business owner to be hardworking and creative. It allows for economic growth and social mobility to higher standards of living. Without being to opinionated , this is why America was the center of invention in the 19^th century.

One of the Cons L is that monopoly power may occur and the first case in US history was John Rockefeller (heard of him). In the 1890’s, he ran each and every oil company out of business and had a monopolized rule over the oil industry. An example of monopoly in today’s era would be the big name store like walmart, who can afford to reduce the prices of their good below the normal prices. What does this led to it creates social division of wealth. Also, wealth becomes inherited and way harder to achieve.

Regardless, I like Capitalism. It is the closest thing to Darwin’s survival of the fittest, which I definitely belief in, and an environment for mind blowing creativity.

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5002/economics/pros-and-cons-of-capitalism/

Globalization (Pros and Cons)

Globalization: the increase in global relationships  of culture, people, and economic activity through the distribution of production of goods and services. Here is a table with the pros and cons.

Pros

Cons

1.       It promotes global economic growth, creates jobs, make companies much more competitive, and lower price for consumers. 2.       It promotes global trust and respect for others around the globe 3.       It allows consumers to access products from difficult countries 4.       It allows for political powers to merge and decisions that benefit the entire world. 5.       There is cultural intermingling and rapid communication between countries. 6.       Socially we have become more tolerant. 7.       The speed of travel, communication, and information accessibility has increased through the internet. 8.       Corporations and governments are trying to sort out ecological problems for each other

1.       The biggest problem is that the rich are getting richer and poor getting poorer. 2.       Unfair work conditions have been associated with Multinational Corporation. 3.       The rich and Multinational Corporation are influencing political decisions and are becoming less accountable for their actions. 4.       There is a drastic gap between the richest and poorest countries, as a result  globalization is not benefiting everybody it is accounted that the richest 20 percent of the world population consume 86 percent and poorest 14. 5.       It has also increased the spread of diseases. 6.       It has led to the exploitation of labor because prisoners and child workers work under inhumane condition.

                                                         Reference
http://www.manufacturing.net/articles/2010/06/the-pros-and-cons-of-globalization

Interactionism

Interactionism provides better methods at gaining a deeper knowledge of sociological issues because it aims to gain a deeper understanding using in-depth method of human behaviors effect on society. In sharp contrast to interactionism, positivism is a theory that focuses on the correlation between two things. For instance, institutionalize individuals and number of absentee father could be positively correlated but it does not mean that one causes the other. Interactionism's methods which include interview. This is the fundamental for ethnomethodological, symbolic interaction, and methodological pluralist. It main goal is to understand humans individually and relate how their experiences impact on society. 

Culture of Poverty

The culture of poverty is a social theory that describes the poverty as a cycle. Supported by Oscar Lewis, it emphasizes the idea that poverty tends to spread to the next generation. However, it mainly focuses on the black underclass and why they remain poor. According to Oscar Lewis, this is because of their value system, which he believes is unique from everyone else. He came to this conclusion when examining the ambition and character of those who grow up in poverty. Their mindsets and behaviors are what prevent the next generation, and the generation after the next from evading the underclass. This is why young black boys from poor home who are blessed with talents, either in sport or academic, sometimes make wrong decisions that cause them to remain in the underclass.

You all should know Devone Bess, founder of Bessfriend and Dolphin’s wide receiver. Growing up he can be associated with living a life of an underclass because he had an absentee dad and was raised by a single mother and an uncle who was a drug dealer. He worked really hard to remove himself from his situation. He won a football scholarship to Oregon State. However, he lost that scholarship after he was sentenced to 21 months in prison for possessing stolen good, which by the way, a friend had put in his car. Though Devone had a value system (ambitious and a good character), those that surrounded him did not and this almost hinder him from socially mobilizing from his social class.

the chain of social cultures

This week I will be discussing the forces and institution that help shape popular culture

Popular culture is the cultural activities or commercial products reflecting or aimed at the tastes of the general masses. After listening to Mrs. Basi’s explanation, I can say that there are two forces and two institutions responsible for each.

From a culturist view, high culture helps in shaping popular culture. High are a separated group of wealthy elite that place significance in appreciating classical art, music, and literature. The Elite theory is believed dearly by this group. Herein, because they hold economical wealth and policy-planning networks, they control the resources that the masses receive. 

For example, our government leaders control the laws, budgets, and projects that are accepted by the elite. When the masses see the elite, there is the desire to want to behave like the elite. So the mass culture often emulates them. 

The other institution is the media and the force they use is the Consumer culture, which is our pursuit of a materialistic lifestyle where we buy, buy, buy.  The media uses advertisement to shape what the mass believe, wear, eat, visit, and drive. 

The media is responsible for why you’d prefer oreo cookies to other kinds of cookie, or why you’d rather shop at Wal-Mart rather than target, or why you would hate Kim Kadashian and love Justin Bieber, or why you’d love a Burkin over every other hand bags.

Mead I Say

When examining symbolic interactionism, it is easy to fall for the guise that it a psychology theory. However, thoroughly scrutinizing the theory, one will observe that it’s all sociology baby. Symbolic interaction, according to Mead, is the study of how individuals interact with symbols that surround them.

                       Examining socialization is key to really accept the justification. Mead famously quoted, ‘the inner “I” must become the social me,’ to explain primary socialization. Herein, an infant is able to see his actions in terms of its effects on others. Sociology comes alive in the second stage of socialization, secondary socialization, because it moves beyond the family into a wider society. The child learns how to operate as a member of society.

 He experiences judgments, stereotypes, and universal symbol. He exhibits societal influences as he interacts with others. Furthermore, he takes on the roles, gender identity, gender roles, sanctions, values, and norms of the culture. And when lots, and lots of individual are grouped under this observation there’s sociology, which is the study of the relationships around us and how it affects our behaviors and attitudes.

Functionalism vs Marxism: The Survival of the Strongest

It is fasinatinating how sociological theories have withstand over the year........yeah right! We humans are so predictable. Humorous!

However, with the rapid changes that influence our society, one might question if these sociological theories will withstand the near future. In the debate of Functionalism versus Marxism, I believe that that functionalism has withstood and will continue to withstand our fast pace society.

Functionalism is based on the idea that organs in the body have specific function. It believes that agencies in our society have specific function. Examples would be the media, government, and religion. One reason functionalism has and will dominate Marxism is because it has a more proven stratification and social class, socialization, and culture explanation. In comparison, Marxism theory suggests the existence of an exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie, which is pretty seems true, and only through revolution can a classless society. However, the flaw of his theory is that for a long time  his postulated theory has yet to be manifested. This creates doubt on whether there will ever be a revolution. Marxist theory was also reticently economically and sociopolitically based. Functionalism, one the other hand, examines and explain norms, customs, traditions and institutions using meritocracy, sanction, and social mobility.