1. Sociological perspective Please get out some note paper - you do not need your laptop to begin class today

3. Sociological Perspective BENEFITS - helps us assess the truth in “common sense” - helps us assess both opportunities and constraints in our lives - empowers us to be active participants in our society - helps us live in a diverse world

4. Three Theoretical Frameworks Structural Functional Social Conflict Symbolic Interaction

5. Structural Functional paradigm framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability focuses on equality structure can have 2 different functions manifest functions - recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern latent functions - consequences that are largely unrecognized and unintended This theory looks at society from the macro level

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8. Social Conflict paradigm framework for building theory that see society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change. focuses on inequality This theory looks at society from the macro level

10. Symbolic Interaction paradigm framework for building theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals This theory looks at society from the micro level

12. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT PAY ATTENTION DURING YOUR TRIP and give me a report upon your return. This report will describe your trip through the sociological perspective using each of the 3 theories. Structural Functional Social Conflict Symbolic Interaction Please check your email for a more detail description of this assignment OR download the paper on the Sociology web page