Classical sociological theory arose in the nineteenth century , in the aftermath of the American and French Revolutions and during the Industrial Revolution

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 Classical sociological theory arose in the nineteenth century , in the aftermath of the American and French Revolutions and during the Industrial Revolution . Summarize how the theories of Karl Marx , Emile Durkheim , and Max Weber all reflect a concern for the consequences of modern life Classical sociological theories that arose in the nineteenth century are of great depth and scope and were created by the most brilliant minds of the era . These classical sociological theories were a result of social forces that were rapidly changing such as the American and French Revolutions and during the Industrial Revolution . As new social problems emerged that were never seen before , great scholars such as Marx , Durkheim , and Weber were led to come up with their own explanations and solutions . The theories developed by these aforementioned scholars are still of great importance to the society today because their theories all reflect a concern for the consequences of modern life . First off , the functionalist perspective is based on the works of many different scholars including Durkheim . This theory basically means that all different consisting parts of the society are interconnected and they work hand in hand in order to create a balance of the society as a whole . For instance , let's assume that one of the main socializing factors , family is dysfunctional in a modern society. A family is traditionally responsible for nurture and care, but if a child was raised in a dysfunctional family that was unable e to provide sufficient care and nurture , that child is bound to be lacking in the area of being sympathetic for others . Like so, every little part of a person's life contributes to the bigger persona of that person Secondly , in a stark contrast with the functionalist perspective , the conflict perspective basically operates on the grounds that everyone is different and that people are always vying for resources . The conflict perspective is largely based on the works of Karl Marx , who is also known for his ideas regarding socialism . To further explain the conflict perspective in relation to the modern society, the saying that the America's 1% owns the 99% of the wealth would be suffice . While the working class also wants to be richer , the employers (the rich ) would not let that be by paying the workers much because the employers need to exploit the working class and become even richer . There was always been a competition for power and resources and there always will be . So will be constant conflicts s between people Thirdly , the symbolic interactionist perspective concerns itself with how daily social interactions with others shape sociological behavior of a person . A notable example might be the "looking glass self " example . . If a person is constantly picked on because of his or her looks although he or she might be perceived as " attractive " in different groups , s , because that person was labeled as "ugly " in his or her ingroup , that person will ultimately come to believe that he or she is unattractive . This looking glass self example is particularly true and relevant in modern society where things like name calling and cyberbullying have become big social problems These three classical sociological theories developed by Durkheim , Marx , Weber all are relevant to the current social problems although they were developed more than a century earlier . This great relevance is in part due to the fact that these theories are all derived from the essential human nature , which does not change . Furthermore , there is no doubt that these theories will become even more relevant in the future as well .