Sociology's 3 Perspectives

According to ______, the people with the most power are seen as the most valuable to society.

• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
• None of these

How do advantaged people protect their privileges?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

How do behavior and meaning change from person to person and from one situation to another?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

How do disadvantaged people challenge the system seeking change?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

People attach meaning to symbols, and then they act accordingly to their personal interpretation of these symbols.  Is know as?

• conflict perspective
• symbolic interactionist perspective
• functionalist perspective

If I define teacher as a responsible individual who wears fuzzy sweaters and drinks coffee all day, and so I behave that way, then that is an example of which sociological theory in practice?

• Symbolic Interactionalism

• Structural Functionalist Perspective

• Conflict Theory

What does each part do to help society work?

• Functionalism

• Conflict Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Which theory says that society is a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain balance?

• Functionalist Theory
• Conflict Theory 
• Symbolic Interactionism 

Which theory views society as composed of different groups and interests competing for power and resources? 

• Functionalism 
• Conflict Theory 
• Symbolic Interactionism 

  Anything that represents something else

• Symbol
• Culture
• Social interaction
• Behavior