The Holocaust: A Sociological Analysis Of The Holocaust
Sociological Event Analysis of the Holocaust
Introduction
For this final project we have been asked to select a significant sociological event for which I have chosen the Holocaust of World War II, and then analyze the effects on society by answering the several questions. First how and why this event was sociologically interesting? Next we will discuss what social context that the event occurred in. Then we will look at how many people were affected by this event and the presence of possible trends in shared characteristics of the people affected by this event or similar events. Finally we will discuss the sociological theory that best explains this event.
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As we look deeper in to the facts of this event the deeper some are compelled to look from a sociological perspective. To this day the holocaust is used as an example of the worst man can do to man as we try to establish international laws to prevent things like this ever happening again. On another level the holocaust has several interesting sociological elements one being how could people (the Jews) let themselves be rounded up and killed? At first most of the European Jewish population could not believe that Hitler really was serious about kill them all (Death Camps, 2015). By the time most realized Hitler was serious about carrying out his plans it was too late most of the Jewish population had been isolated in ghettos and death camps and they did not have the strength or means to mount a successful resistance (Death Camps, …show more content…
Finally let us discuss not one but several sociological elements that can best explain the holocaust from a technical and academic point of perspective. There are so many aspects of the study of Sociology that can be applied when looking at the events of the holocaust such as race, the myth of pure races, myth of racial superiority, discrimination, racism, prejudice, anti-Semitism, and genocide just to name a few. The first areas that we look at that were prevalent and were used to lay the foundation during the holocaust were those of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism. Racism can be defined as a “prejudice and discrimination on a basis of race”, and prejudice can be defined as an “attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way” (Henslin, J., 2014). Finally anti-Semitism is a “prejudice, discrimination, and persecution directed against the Jews” (Henslin, J., 2014). The leaders of the Nazi party used all of these elements (racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism) in the 1930’s to come to power by uniting the German people in a common cause and that was to purge Germany and ultimately the world of what was keeping Germany from being great and that was seen as the Jewish
Introduction
For this final project we have been asked to select a significant sociological event for which I have chosen the Holocaust of World War II, and then analyze the effects on society by answering the several questions. First how and why this event was sociologically interesting? Next we will discuss what social context that the event occurred in. Then we will look at how many people were affected by this event and the presence of possible trends in shared characteristics of the people affected by this event or similar events. Finally we will discuss the sociological theory that best explains this event.
The Holocaust …show more content…
As we look deeper in to the facts of this event the deeper some are compelled to look from a sociological perspective. To this day the holocaust is used as an example of the worst man can do to man as we try to establish international laws to prevent things like this ever happening again. On another level the holocaust has several interesting sociological elements one being how could people (the Jews) let themselves be rounded up and killed? At first most of the European Jewish population could not believe that Hitler really was serious about kill them all (Death Camps, 2015). By the time most realized Hitler was serious about carrying out his plans it was too late most of the Jewish population had been isolated in ghettos and death camps and they did not have the strength or means to mount a successful resistance (Death Camps, …show more content…
Finally let us discuss not one but several sociological elements that can best explain the holocaust from a technical and academic point of perspective. There are so many aspects of the study of Sociology that can be applied when looking at the events of the holocaust such as race, the myth of pure races, myth of racial superiority, discrimination, racism, prejudice, anti-Semitism, and genocide just to name a few. The first areas that we look at that were prevalent and were used to lay the foundation during the holocaust were those of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism. Racism can be defined as a “prejudice and discrimination on a basis of race”, and prejudice can be defined as an “attitude or prejudging, usually in a negative way” (Henslin, J., 2014). Finally anti-Semitism is a “prejudice, discrimination, and persecution directed against the Jews” (Henslin, J., 2014). The leaders of the Nazi party used all of these elements (racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism) in the 1930’s to come to power by uniting the German people in a common cause and that was to purge Germany and ultimately the world of what was keeping Germany from being great and that was seen as the Jewish