Sociological Perspectives
This theory views society as a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain stability.
What is Functionalism?
This theorist is the father of conflict theory, focusing on class struggle.
Karl Marx
The unintended or unrecognized consequence of a social pattern.
Latent
The intended and recognized consequence of a social pattern.
Manifest
Level of analysis focused on small-scale interactions between individuals.
Micro
This theory analyzes society by looking at the struggles between groups for limited resources.
Conflict
The theorist who studied race conflict in America.
W.E.B. Du Bois
A level of analysis that focuses on large-scale social structures and systems.
Macro
A social pattern that may disrupt the operation of society.
Dysfunction
The unintended or unrecognized consequence of a social pattern.
Latent
This theory is focused on how individuals create meaning through their use of symbols.
Symbolic Interactionism
This theorist is considered the father of sociology and a key figure in functionalism.
Émile Durkheim
The main resource that groups struggle over, according to Conflict Theory.
Power
This is the unintended and often negative social consequence.
Disruption
This theorist wrote about the concept of the looking-glass self.
Charles Horton Cooley
This sociological framework is a set of assumptions about how the world works.
Paradigm
The theorist who wrote about the concept of the looking-glass self.
Charles Horton Cooley
The major social structures that provide a framework for behavior, like family or education.
Institutions
This lifelong process involves learning social roles and norms.
Socialization
This theory views society as a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain stability.
Functionalism
The main question asked by the Conflict Theory paradigm.
Who benefits?
This theorist’s work is focused on how individuals create meaning through their use of symbols, emphasizing interaction.
Herbert Blumer
Functionalism compares society to a living ______.
Organism
Anything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people who share a culture.
Symbol
The major social structures that provide a framework for behavior, like family or education.
Institutions