LESSON 7

You are a marketing researcher analyzing consumer behavior. You notice that customers carefully evaluate price, quality, and brand reputation before making a purchase.

• Institutionalism

• Rational Choice Theory

• Structural Functionalism

• Marxism

You are a sociologist studying a group of teenagers. You are interested in understanding how their interactions with each other shape their sense of identity.

• Social Constructivism

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Phenomenology

• Interpretivism

You are a sociologist studying a scientific theory. You believe that understanding the historical and cultural context is crucial to interpreting the theory's meaning.

• Interpretivism

• Hermeneutics

• Postmodernism

• Critical Theory

You are a psychologist working with a patient who believes that analyzing dreams can provide insights into their subconscious thoughts and emotions.

• Psychoanalytic Theory

• Postcolonialism

• Human Ecology

• Feminism

You are a sociologist studying the relationship between a community and its environment. You are interested in how social factors like social class influence access to resources and environmental quality.

• Human Ecology

• Social Medicine

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Critical Theory

David, a historian, argues that historical knowledge is not objective but rather a product of the continuous study of people through time.

• Interpretivism

• Hermeneutics

• Postmodernism

• Feminism

The fact that a majority of countries give parental leave only to mothers raises criticism from some movements as it shows the lack of gender equality in undertaking parental responsibilities.

• Social Medicine

• Critical Theory

• Interpretivism

• Feminism

Maya is a doctor who studies the social determinants of health. She believes that social factors like poverty and discrimination can influence health outcomes.

• Social Medicine

• Critical Theory

• Interpretivism

• Postcolonialism

You are a sociologist studying a social movement. You are interested in how power structures and inequalities are challenged through the movement's ideas and actions.

• Postmodernism

• Human Ecology

• Critical Theory

• Social Medicine

You are a sociologist studying the impact of colonialism on a former colony's social and cultural development.

• Postmodernism

• Postcolonialism

• Hermeneutics

• Feminism