Inequalities
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There are three theoretical frameworks that make up the study of sociology and ask the basic questions about society and how it is structured. Some of the main questions answered by these frameworks are how individuals relate to society, how social order is maintained, why inequality exists and how social change occurs in society. Two of the frameworks, functionalist and conflict theory, look at society from a macro point of view with society as a whole. Symbolic interaction comes from a more micro point of view looking at the individual within the society. All three of these theories look at how society is structured whether it is as a whole, fragmented into groups, or on the individual level.
The first theory, functionalist theory, has its origins in the work of Durkheim, who is interested in how social order is possible and how society remains stable. Social order is seen in this theory as everyone having their part to make society work. If everyone did not do their......
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