He believed that these three areas were interrelated and could influence one another. Weber’s ideas on social closure, that is the idea that a social group will limit the resources available to another member, have been used to further understand sources of privilege and disadvantage (Van Krieken, et al, 2016). Emilie Durkheim, a functionalist sociologist, focused was on the moral order of a society and how that effects social functioning. He believed that social solidarity was the result of the shared values and norms within a society. Durkheim’s theory opposes the theories of class conflict as his focus was on the harmony and solidarity that was required for a functioning society rather Marx or Weber’s focus on how power and wealth create discrepancies within a collective. All three theories of social inequality have significantly influenced how research on inequality is focused and how inequality is understood in a sociological
He believed that these three areas were interrelated and could influence one another. Weber’s ideas on social closure, that is the idea that a social group will limit the resources available to another member, have been used to further understand sources of privilege and disadvantage (Van Krieken, et al, 2016). Emilie Durkheim, a functionalist sociologist, focused was on the moral order of a society and how that effects social functioning. He believed that social solidarity was the result of the shared values and norms within a society. Durkheim’s theory opposes the theories of class conflict as his focus was on the harmony and solidarity that was required for a functioning society rather Marx or Weber’s focus on how power and wealth create discrepancies within a collective. All three theories of social inequality have significantly influenced how research on inequality is focused and how inequality is understood in a sociological