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Modern Perspectives in Sociology: Functionalism, Conflict, and Interactionism

Explore the three major theoretical perspectives in modern sociology - Functionalism, Conflict, and Interactionism. Learn about their key concepts, such as order and stability in society, power relations, and how individuals interact with each other. Discover their applications in analyzing the spread of hip-hop and the effects of globalization.

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Modern Perspectives in Sociology: Functionalism, Conflict, and Interactionism

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  1. Modern Perspectives 1.3

  2. Three Major Theoretical Perspectives* • Functionalism: focuses on order and stability • Conflict: focuses on power relations • Interactionist: focuses on how individuals interact with one another *These three theoretical perspectives form the basis of modern sociology.

  3. Functionalist Perspective • Dysfunction • A negative consequence of an element of society • Manifest function • The intended and recognized consequence of an element of society • Latent function • Unintended and unrecognized consequence of an element of society

  4. Conflict Perspective • Conflict perspective • Focuses on elements that create competition and change • Feminist perspective • A version of the conflict perspective that describes inequalities based on gender

  5. Interactionist Perspective • Interactionist perspective • Focuses on the interaction of individuals with each other • Symbol • Anything that represents something else • Symbolic interaction • Using symbols while interacting with others

  6. Sociological Perspectives on School

  7. Two Levels of Analysis • Macrosociology: focuses on large-scale systems or society as a whole and long-term problems • Microsociology: focuses on small-group settings and everyday interactions among group members

  8. Globalization -A process of creating a world-wide system of interactions, larger than any one society The Spread of Hip-Hop • Global interactions are a new topic of study for sociologists. Studying the spread of hip-hop music reveals aspects of global interactions. https://youtu.be/rKTUAESacQM

  9. What do you think? • Why do some sociologists consider hip-hop a global youth movement? • Many studies of cultural spread suggest that American culture often overpowers local culture. Why does the spread of hip-hop not fit this description?

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