In Season: September - November. The pie pumpkin is one of the sweetest pumpkin varieties. Its flesh is deep orange in color and cooks to a smooth consistency. Try cubed and roasted to enhance its sweetness and add to curries. It's most commonly used for baking pies, cheesecakes, pancakes and flan.
Philosopher and social scientist Karl Marx was a seminal force in developing the conflict theory perspective. He was a proponent of conflict, in general, because he felt that it was the only means of promoting positive change for the underprivileged. Marx did not agree with Durkheimâs notions of cooperation and interdependence; he instead saw society as a stage for exploitation and strife.
Conflict theory is the second major school of thought in sociology. Like functionalism, it is a macro-level theory, but unlike functionalism, it is centrally concerned with social inequality. Conflict theory emerged from the writings of Karl Marx, and sees social conflict as the basis of society and social change.