Understanding Social Problems

The most interesting sociological theoretical perspective to me is the conflict theory. The conflict theory is the idea that social problems arise from social groups based upon race, gender, social class, etc. Social problems arise when these powerful groups compete for power, wealth, status, and so on. This appeals to me the most because looking at our society today, it almost seems apparent. It seems as though so many people, especially the individuals that are quite high in society, like politicians, celebrities, are fighting for the most power and money. When certain groups come together, they may often find themselves doing things to benefit them, while hurting others. For example, education inequality, in the sense that schools in wealthier communities tend to get more funding than more lower class areas.  



Gallup Poll-Guns

Looking at the results of the poll when asked about gun laws, roughly 60% felt as though they should be more strict. On the other hand, 12% believe they should be less strict and 27% says it should stay the same. These numbers honestly surprised me, I was definitely under the impression that there would be more for the side of keeping them the same, or at least a closer count. I would say this to be objective, as so many appear to be on the side of making the laws stricter, it is obviously a problem. 60% to 27%, to me, is a big enough difference to consider this a social problem. 

https://news.gallup.com/poll/1645/Guns.aspx  

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