The parts all depend on each other. Social institutions are well represented in “Crash,” the idea that all contribute and are necessary for society to function properly is not. Throughout the movie, the social institutions are constantly clashing with each other. The health institution denies Officer John Ryan’s father the proper help, law enforcement is portrayed as a corrupt organization that is dictated by racial bias, and the government as an institution that uses regular people as pawns to gain political standing. While the Structural Functionalist Theory is underrepresented in the movie, the Social Conflict Theory is better represented. The Social Conflict Theory is based on the fact that different social groups have unequal power, though all groups struggle for the same limited resources (Marger). The majority of the people in the movie who are living in poverty stricken neighborhoods are non-white, while those who are wealthy and in control of society are white. The district attorney represents a white, wealthy, high ranking member of society who sees people of race as a tool to be used to rise in the political
The parts all depend on each other. Social institutions are well represented in “Crash,” the idea that all contribute and are necessary for society to function properly is not. Throughout the movie, the social institutions are constantly clashing with each other. The health institution denies Officer John Ryan’s father the proper help, law enforcement is portrayed as a corrupt organization that is dictated by racial bias, and the government as an institution that uses regular people as pawns to gain political standing. While the Structural Functionalist Theory is underrepresented in the movie, the Social Conflict Theory is better represented. The Social Conflict Theory is based on the fact that different social groups have unequal power, though all groups struggle for the same limited resources (Marger). The majority of the people in the movie who are living in poverty stricken neighborhoods are non-white, while those who are wealthy and in control of society are white. The district attorney represents a white, wealthy, high ranking member of society who sees people of race as a tool to be used to rise in the political