Sociological Perspectives

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The _____perspective focuses on how individuals act with one another in daily situations.

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Symbolic Interactionist

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Karl Marx proposed that society would be better if all classes would rise up and fight until there was only one class of people. This is ____theory.

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Conflict

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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?

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Symbolic Interactionalism

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Which theory says that society is a system of interconnected parts that work together to maintain balance? Options: Functionalist Theory, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism

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Functionalist Theory

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Which theory views society as composed of different groups and interests competing for power and resources? Options: Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism

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Conflict Theory

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Which of the three theories is the only micro theory (focuses on individual interaction)? Options: Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism

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Symbolic Interactionism

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Believed that all of history could be explained and was driven by class conflict

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Karl Marx

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Functionalists and conflict theorists tend to focus on the ________, or large scale patterns of society, in conducting their analyses.

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macro level

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

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symbolic interactionist perspective

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Focuses on the negative, conflicted, and ever-changing nature of society

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conflict perspective