There are less than 5 schools of thought in the social sciences.

Marxism is also known as Symbolic Interactionism.

Frederich Engels is a proponent of Structural Functionalism.

Claude Levi Strauss is a proponent of Symbolic Interactionism.

George Herbert Mead is a proponent of Conflict Theory.

Two schools of thought will never have the same opinion over a social phenomenon or event.

Symbolic Interactionism primarily views the society as organized and arranged into different functioning sectors and parts.

Structural Functionalism accepts the cycle of formation and destruction of societies brought about the unending power struggle within it.

Conflict Theory would posit that the reason why conflicts occur in society is because of misunderstanding of symbols amongs its members.

Language is not a system of symbols.

In symbolic interactionist views, the primary means of interaction within society members is through conflict.

Both symbolic interactionism and structural functionalism would agree that power struggle is a necessary phenomenon for society to progress.

The main quality for a presidential candidate that a symbolic interactionist would look for is a person with great wealth and experience and power.

The main quality for a presidential candidate that a symbolic Interactionist would look for is a person who represents the poor.

A social scientist should study only one school of thought so he or she would be consistent with her work.