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The power struggle between the United States of America and North Korea over the testing of nuclear weapons has been a pressing issue on the global security radar for many months now. By examining this power struggle between two military giants under the lense of modern sociological theory, it is possible to discover why this issue has become a global risk. First, by examining the problem through structural functionalism and the theories of Robert Merton, one hopes to identify the dysfunctions in society that have led to the monumental global unrest, rooted in North Korean missile testing. Secondly by examining the missile crisis using Wright Mills arguments of conflict theory one can seek to understand how the social structures of society have influenced the shifts of power and authority related to these events.This event is important to analyze due the possible global upset it could create and the proximity to Canadian land. It also poses the problem of global warfare and the reintroduction of nuclear weaponry following the Cold War. …show more content…

By analyzing Social dysfunctions, it will be able to identify where the lacking parts of society are that has caused this global unrest, Through examining conflict theory and the social shifts of power and authority, it can be identified why the power has shifts and what changes that will bring to societal

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