Freaks and Geeks

 

I have recently watched the first episode of the "Freaks and Geeks" show. I found out that it shows a lot of perspectives of sociology, among them: the Theory of Conflict, the Functionalist and Interactionist Theories.

 

For example, in the 1st episode we can watch the conflict of power between Sam with his friends and the group of freaks, who always try to tease the first ones. However, the group of "geeks" together with Sam try to fight for their place in the society and, this way, try to hold on in the group of 3 and help each other. All 3 of them try to work as a team and support each other, they act as the same whole, they understand that every of them has some one special advantage and by sticking together they can compliment each other and act the same as the entire living body. I think, it presents to us the Functionalist Perspective in sociology.

 

Another thing is that we can see the example of the Conflict theory throughout the whole plot of the show itself. The reason to it is that the series show us 2 different groups of people in a small community - the High School - which reflects the whole society in some way. Both of the groups are on the side from common people: "freaks" are some kind of burnouts of the society, while "geeks"  are those who are concentrated on studying or whatever too much. The Conflict between this two classes - here is what the plot of the "Freaks and Geeks" is based on.

 

All in all, "Freaks and Geeks" demonstrates us different perspectives of sociological views on the life and being. Social struggles, which appear in the relationships between the characters of the show, reflex the social struggles in any society. This way, there is some sociological sense in the story the show tells.