Structural-functional: complex system whose society work together to promote solidarity and stability
Examples of structures are religion, government, law, education, etc.
It all started with Herbert Spencer and his theory
I saw similarities between society and the human body; just as organs work together to keep the body functioning, parts of society work together to keep society working. I believe that society is made up of structures that each have a function to do. If all are functioning correctly, then society runs smoothly.
Social conflict- looks at society as a competition for limited resources, tensions and conflicts arise when resources & power are unevenly distributed between groups in society.
i want the food!
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I saw society being made up of individuals in different social classes who must compete for social, material, and political resources like food and housing, employment, education, etc. Social institutions like government, education, and religion reflect this competition in their inherent inequalities and help maintain the unequal social structure.
Theorist Karl Marx
Symbolic interaction :Communication—the exchange of meaning through language and symbols is believed to be the way in which people make sense of their social worlds.
Theorist are George Herbert Mead & Herbert Blumer..
Humans interact with things based on meanings to those things, meaning of things comes from our interactions with others and society; these are interpreted by a person when dealing with things in specific circumstances.