Sociological Perspectives and Holocaust

Sociological Perspectives and Holocaust

Introduction

Sociologists evaluate social phenomena at various levels from various standpoints. From concrete elucidation to sweeping overview of social behavior and society, sociologists analyze everything from particular events to the “big picture”. In general, sociologists employ three key theoretical perspectives i.e. the structural functionalism perspective, conflict theory perspective and symbolic interactionist perspective. These perspectives provide sociologists the theoretical paradigms for elucidating how society influences individuals, and vice versa. Each of the three perspectives distinctively conceptualizes social forces, society and human behavior. Here these sociological perspectives will help us in understanding different aspects of the lethal event ...