Select a specific social problem (other than crime or deviance, which are used in your text) and compare and contrast how each of the three basic sociological perspectives approach the problem. Be sure to first state the premise of each perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Functionalist Perspective: A way of thinking that considers the way major social institutions such as the family or the health care system actually operate. The role behavior associated with any given status has evolved as a means of allowing a social institution to fulfill its function in society.
2. Conflict Perspective: A way of thinking that is based on the belief that social problems arise out of major contradictions in the way that societies are organized, and these contradictions can lead to large-scale conflict between those who have access to the good life and those who do not.
3. Symbolic Interactionist: A way of thinking that looks at the symbols people use in everyday interaction, such as words, gestures, appearances, and how these symbols are interpreted by others.
4. Creative use of these in the study of one social problem
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