Topic: Essay on Social Stability, Conflict and Order Theories
this is my assignment.
Adapted from:
Maintain Social Stability: Conflict and Order Theories
Anna Smedley-López, Ph.D. & Barb Brents, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, UNLV
TASK
Assignment Instructions:
This assignment should be about two pages long (or about 1,000 words) if you thoroughly answer all the questions. Please be sure that you keep grammar and writing rules in mind as you work. Please upload the assignment to Web Campus in a .doc or .docx only. DO NOT PASTE YOUR RESPONSE INTO THE COMMENTS.
Burning Man is an event that takes place each year over Labor Day in the desert in northern Nevada. On their website they say, “There are no rules about how one must behave or express oneself at this event (except the rules that serve to protect the health, safety, and experience of the community at large); rather, it is up to each participant to decide how they will contribute and what they will give to this community.” Yet despite this claim that there are no rules, there are very clear and distinct norms, ways of determining what are valuable resources and ways of distributing these. It is a great site to explore how social stability emerges, just what is the “glue” that holds society together.
Go to the website http://www.burningman.org/ to familiarize yourself with the festival.
Watch the documentary, “Burning Man: The Documentary” (Length: 51:11) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0NdVn2O1WY
Watch the short video “Burning Man 2014: Caravansary” (Length: 12:09) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ze1duv8iqE
Consider the atmosphere at Burning Man where it is surprising complete chaos doesn’t break out and answer the following questions:
Briefly list the 10 principles of burning man.
What do you see as the strongest norms and values of this community? How would you describe how an order perspective would explain how these norms and values are enforced? How would you describe how a conflict perspective might explain how these norms and values are enforced?
Discuss some specific ways both the conflict and the order perspectives explain what maintains stability in that setting.
Briefly define how the order (functionalist) perspective says social stability emerges from the division of labor, in your own words. Briefly define the conflict perspective says social stability emerges from the division of labor, in your own words. Describe how the system of work (division of labor) necessary to keep the event running smoothly is organized?
What are the most important resources at this event? How might power be allocated and divided?
No. of pages: 2
