NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
Question
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Social Conflict Theory
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Symbolic Interactionism Theory
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Conflict Theory posits sport as an ‘opiate’ that distracts attention away from the problems that affect those without economic power. Conflicts such as free speech and expression are endemic in sports are based on power differentials, social structures, and class relations.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example, conflict theory describes the relationship between employers and employees as one of conflict, in which the employers wish to pay as little as possible for the employees’ labor, while the employees wish to maximize their wages.
Detailed explanation-3: -The social conflict view sees sport as a reflection of the inequalities in society and that it masks the true nature of the human condition. Sport serves as the “opium of the masses.” Sport is seen as a social institution which the more powerful oppress, manipulate, coerce and exploit the less powerful.