Explain the view of power from each of the major sociological perspectives. Use parenting as an example for each
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
1. From the functional perspective, power is a function of society. For example, parents
exercise power to socialize children for the good of society.
2. From the conflict perspective, power is a way to get advantage over others. Income,
education, and prestige are sought after to maintain the power a family already has.
People emulate their parents in work roles, discipline, and expectations of children to
keep their families socioeconomically stable.
3. From the symbolic interaction perspective, power is passed to children through the
learning of symbols and associations with those symbols. Parents teach children
rituals such as saying the pledge of allegiance and voting with a particular political
party to carry on the power of their politics.
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