Applying the Sociological Perspectives
Amy Johnson
SOC/100
May 9th, 2016
Emily Frydrych

Applying the Sociological Perspectives
For my paper on applying the sociological perspectives, I chose to analyze and talk about employer/employee relations. I chose this topic because I feel that everyone can relate to this because I believe that we all have had at least one job in our lifetime. For me, I feel that this is going to be one that I can relate to and I will be able to think of my own personal experiences when it comes to using all three perspectives when analyzing employer/ relations.
Functionalism is the way that each part of society functions to contribute as a whole. I feel that in a job situation, if we all contribute to a task at hand, then will be successful at doing our job. Even if our job does not require us to work as a team, if we all pitch in and do our part, our employer will be successful. Herbert Spence (Spencer, 1898) stated that “just as the various organs of the body work together to keep the body functioning, the various parts of society work together to keep society functioning.” (Ch. 1, p.15) I really like and agree with what he is saying here because at our job with our employer, we need to work together so that we are successful.
Conflict is when members of society have social differences. I think that it is ok to have some conflict at work, but not to the point where the employer/employee feels that they have or that they are in a hostile, uncomfortable work environment. Having differences at work can be a good thing because each employee can have a different idea if they were working on a task as a group. It is ok to disagree and have conflict as long as it is done with respect. At a job, we will not always get along with everyone we work with, and we might feel that our idea is better, but we need to be willing to have an open