Question

What are some of the differences between consensus theories and conflict theories identified by Ritzer?

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-The consensus theory focuses on the social order being sustained by the shared norms, values and beliefs of the people. According to this perspective, the society upholds the necessity to maintain the status quo and if an individual goes against what is accepted and shared by the majority that person is considered as deviant.

-It was Karl Marx who initiated this approach of viewing the society through the inequalities in society that gives rise to class conflicts. According to him, there are two classes in all so cities, the haves and the have-nots. The status quo is maintained and fueled according to the wants of the dominant group or else the haves in the society.

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