Sociologists aim to analyze how people live. To do this, they use sociological perspectives which help them “understand human behavior by placing it within its broader social context.” The three sociological perspectives sociologists utilize that I will be focusing on are symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory. Symbolic interactionism is “a theoretical perspective in which society is viewed as composed of symbols that people use to establish meaning, develop their views of the world, and communicate with one another.” Functionalism is “a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of various parts, each with a function that, when fulfilled, contributes to society’s equilibrium.” And lastly, conflict theory …show more content…
This movie, in short, tells the story of the citizens of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai. The citizens of Dharavi love their home, but know it is in bad shape. As a result of this, they do all they can to not only help the city, but also make a living – and for many locals, this may mean making a business out of sorting through trash. However, Dharavi is a strong community. Its citizens set up many organizations to help children get an education – as that is something they highly value – and many parents work in the extreme conditions they do only to support their children and ensure they can afford schooling. Although Dharavi is very small, its people try to make the most out of the hand they have been dealt, and they seem to be doing rather well considering Mumbai is attempting to buy out the area while simultaneously using it as their own personal …show more content…
In this film, viewers are taken on a journey with multiple families planning to adopt little girls from China. The basis behind this is that China’s adoption system is overflowing with young girls – this is because China views females as the weaker sex, and also as inferior because they, generally speaking, do not carry on the family name. As a result of this, females are often given up for adoption or, perhaps, even aborted. This film, as stated before, follows the couples who decided to adopt just a few out of the many, many girls who were in the system, and the plentiful amount of hassles that were in the way for them. These hassles include the expenses of the child, the long wait period before they could pick up their little girl, the travel expenses to China for her pickup, all the traveling they must do in China to fill out forms and finish the adoption process, and not to mention, the time they must take off work to travel to China to pick her up. And even though they go through all this, until the moment they get handed their child, they do not truly know what they are in for. They did not get to pick the child they were adopting and the child’s medical records were not disclosed to the parents. Despite this, the parents go through this grueling process to adopt their little girls who they feel have been underprivileged their whole lives – which is not necessarily true thanks to all the caring Chinese foster