Functionalism kicks Marxism's butt.

Yep, it says it all in the title. This week's blog will be about all these sociological theories. Two in particular-- Functionalism and Marxism. When it comes down to choosing which theory does a better job at explaining how society operates, the answer is clear. FUNCTIONALISM.

For those of you who don't know, functionalism is the theory that institutions provide societal functions to people in society. Basically, it makes it so that everybody has a function. For example, I am a student, daughter, sister, cousin, etc. Wouldn't you all say that functionalism withstands our rapidly changing society more so than Marxism? I assume that most people reading this are attending school. So, one of your roles/functions you have is being a student DUE TO the institution of education/school. Other institutions include the media, the government, religion, education, etc. 

Functionalism also goes on to explain socialization early in the childhood stage, which is also correct and seen in today's world. That theory basically states that children are socialized by human contact when they learn the norms and values of society, such as their family and social groups in school and outside of school. It is said that prolonged interaction with adults is needed in order for one to become human. 

Marxism is just some idea that Marx believed will happen but still hasn't. He believed that class struggles will end when the proletariat will dominate over the bourgousie due to inequality in society, and then a classless society will emerge. This sounds to good to be true, and nowhere near does it describe how today's society operates. 

What do you think? Is functionalism a better theory than Marxism in describing the society we live in today? Submit your opinions in the comment section below!

Thanks guys! I don't even have to tell you to "Stay AWESOME" anymore. You're too AWESOME for that.

Online Classes are cool beans.

Oh man, how I love online classes. Before, I used to think of them as classes that only geniuses take because it's hard to learn online without a teacher. But now after a couple of online classes, my mind changed. Drastically.
The teachers are always really nice to me and are just a phone call away. I know that some teachers are kind of hard to reach and some do not even answer their phone, but mine always seem to have been very easy to contact. Which is a plus for me! Haha. The first class I took online was Chemistry Honors. The reason I did that was because I was scared when I saw everybody struggling with chemistry in school and having a boatload of homework and tests. So, I decided to give virtual school a shot. I knew I had a month to quit if I didn't like it, but the truth is that I loved it. 
At first, it seemed kind of confusing but once I got the hang of how to submit assignments, check grades, and go back to lesson pages when I take a test, I started to like it. You can cheat on any test really by having different tabs open of google and the lessons! However, you can't cheat on the assignments unless you find something online or someone else does the work for you. The truth is, I tried to cheat on the assignments for the first couple of chapters but then realized it was useless since YahooAnswers gave me the WRONG answers. Pretty ironic.
But anyway, I find it easy to learn because there are no distractions from the lesson like in a school classroom and you can work at your own pace since there are no due dates. Also, I like how you can re-submit assignments if you didn't like your grade in the first place.
ONE major CON is the DBA's. God, do I hate those. Sometimes, when I don't fully understand a chapter but somehow manage to get all the assignments done, I feel very insecure about the discussion based assessment. And what makes it worse is that the teacher always asks the things that I don't know. So I end up stalling by saying "Umm.." or  "wait, I know this, haha...." as I hyperventilate and click on every lesson to find the answer to a topic that I don't even remember ever reading about in the course!! 
But anyway, online courses are good. The end. :)
Have an awesome day, everyone!

Romney won! Yay???

So, I'm not much of a politics person and I don't follow it much except when it becomes very important and Obama has to do with it, but I decided to look up our state's republican primary.

LOL at the lady in the back

To catch you up, the other in the running were Newt  Gingrich,  Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul in the order with the most votes. Of course, we all know (from the internet, news, or my blog title) that Mitt Romney won the election. He actually had 47 percent of the vote. But do we actually know him? Was he the right choice afterall? Well, let's find out. First, he attacked Barack Obama's policies and ways of running the country claiming he could do it better. Yep, it's all true folks. He said and I quote, 

"Mr. President, you were elected to lead, you chose to follow, and now it's time to get out of the way."

Quite confident, isn't he? Not to mention those harsh advertisements and commercials.

Also, right after winning, he got a lot of criticism (as he rightfully should) when he seemed he didn't care for America's lower class. Romney, part of the wealthy upper-class, was interviewed on CNN about his win over voters struggling with the economic downturn and high unemployment. His answers were primarily on the focus of the middle class and he seemed not the least bit concerned about the poor Americans.

Florida, did we pick the right choice?

Give me your opinion on the matter in the comment section below. Thanks and tune in for next week's blog! :D