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Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro level?

• Structural functionalism

• Conflict theory

• Positivism

• Symbolic interactionism

Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Erving Goffman

• George Herbert Mead

Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?

• Herbert Blumer

• Max Weber

• Lester F Ward

• W.I. Thomas

A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:

behaviors conflicts human organs theatrical roles

• behaviors

• conflicts

• human organs

• theatrical roles

Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic interactionist?

Surveys Participant observation Quantitative data analysis None of the above

• Surveys

• Participant observation

• Quantitative data analysis

• None of the above

Which theory do you think better explains how societies operate—structural functionalism or conflict theory? Why?

Do you think the way people behave in social interactions is more like the behavior of animals or more like actors playing a role in a theatrical production? Why?