The Conflict Perspective: Corporate Welfare

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Concept 1: The Conflict Perspective

Rooted in the Conflict theory, it is defined as thus -

"The Conflict perspective stresses that in order to understand society, we must
Understand the struggle between groups (race, gender, age, social class, etc.). The power groups will always try to maintain their status through manipulation,
Exploitation and control."
---- Social Science Faculty, Cypress College, 2007

Bluntly, it zeroes in on the role & capacity to control an individual or a group has over a social phenomenon that requires 'fixing' to achieve social order. Let us take, in its simplest, a household. During their teen years, two brothers are always in constant conflict with each other due to their differences, the onset of puberty & their personalities. Assuming that the younger brother stole from the elder brother and when the other found out, there was a huge brawl. Their mother was concerned about their welfare & tried to make them 'Makepeace' with each other, to forgive. The father, however, sees the need to establish discipline and put into operation the 'rules' he has on stealing & fighting. The father punishes both sons, the younger for stealing, the other for inciting a fist fight. Grounded, stripped of their allowances and living within set rules, a reality sets into the boys and when a semblance of peace returns, the father initiates a family dialogue to understand and get to the bottom of all the ...