What is the differnce between functionalist theory, conflict theory, and interactionist theory?
Functionalist Theory: assumes that society is an organised system, & people hold same basic values and offcourse, all major parts of society support the system Conflict Theory: is based on the idea of social control and manipulation by powerful group(s). Ultimate control of everything is based on money, wealth and economic power oriented toward change, not the status quo same goal as functionalism: general theory about everything in society Interactionist Theories: The focus is on meaning, identity, social relationships, and subcultures. assumptions: behavior involves choices and choices are based on meaning of the situation human behavior is not governed by a cause-effect relationship … it is contingent, changeable and somewhat unpredictable it is offcouse a lot more complex than that, but i tried to simplify it as much as possible.
