Sociological Perspective Of Sociology

1. A sociologist from the “internal colonialism” school might refute that statement by claiming that racial and ethnic conflict are a product of political and economic inequalities within a region or state. They would claim that internal groups living inside of a nation-state are exploited by the nation state that surrounds them, and as such, racial and ethnic groups living in a country that are colonized together within that nation are subject to abuse and exploitation by the nation that both surrounds and colonized them in the first place. They would claim that for something to be done about it, the governing nation state would have to take steps to reduce inequality between the colonized minority group and the surrounding nation state

The idea that a family without a patriarchal father figure is somehow inferior to one with a father present, is a dated and incorrect assumption. He references this assumption later in his report as well and strongly infers that these fatherless black families are inferior because they are not congruent with “the great majority of the population”. He claims that “This (the matriarchal structure) is the present situation of the Negro. Ours is a society which presumes male leadership in private and public affairs. The arrangements of society facilitate such leadership and reward it.” This statement in itself is both sexist and and racist in nature because it implies that our society “presumes” male domination in both private and public affairs. It also infers that the matriarchal “Negro” society is inferior due to this presumption that we live in a society geared toward strong male

The image that best exemplifies this concept is the image with the confederate flag hanging in the background. The confederate flag is a symbol of southern heritage to many, and the subjects of this photo may have grown up surrounded by these flags their entire lives. They have “learned” that this flag symbolizes their heritage from their parents, friends, etc. They also may have learned their racist viewpoint from their surroundings as well. They probably saw this picture as nothing but a joke and not a seriously offensive and insensitive image. The only view this as a joke because they were raised to view it as a joke. They have been desensitized to this type of racially charged image because they have more than likely been exposed to it many times throughout their young lives growing up in the south. There participation in this type of offensive dress and offensive actions is a direct result of their