The Assignment: – Theoretical Perspectives
Find a newspaper article, on-line or physical paper, and identify the structural functionalist, social conflict, and symbolic interactionist view of the social issue that is discussed in the article. Think about how each of these perspectives view society. You can get this from your reading of the text.
For example, structural functionalists view society as social harmony with a high degree of social order with the institutions meeting their manifest and latent functions, all for the good of society
Prompt:
Write at least one paragraph summarizing your article first, then write 2 paragraphs explaining how each of these perspectives may be represented in your article
