Asked by Gianna Colella on Jun 12, 2024

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How can we apply the sociological perspective to help us consider other options to our current capitalist system?

Sociological Perspective

A way of looking at society and social behavior that involves questioning the obvious, examining social patterns, and considering individual behaviors within larger social contexts.

Capitalist System

An economic system where trade, industry, and the means of production are largely or entirely owned and operated by private individuals or companies for profit.

  • Apply the sociological perspective to critique and consider alternatives to the capitalist system.
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richard bartholomewJun 13, 2024
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The sociological perspective allows us to see the impact of the society on the individual,and allows us to see that capitalism requires a constant level of inequality and thus creates a rigid class system that feeds our division of labour.It therefore benefits the middle and upper classes while exploiting the lower and working classes,who have no choice but to sell their labour for less than what it is worth.The sociological perspective allows us to see how other systems (socialist,communist,etc. )have a different relationship between the individual and the society,and we can compare them to capitalism to determine what other options we could consider.