Sociological Perspectives

Question 1

Functionalist

Answer 1

This approach explains that Everything in Society Has a Function, acting like organs in a body which each need the other in order to thrive.

Question 2

Marxist

Answer 2

This approach explains that everything in society is made to keep the Bourgeois (upperclass) in power and ensure the Proletariat (lower class) stay working for them.

Question 3

Feminist

Answer 3

This approach explains that society is Patriarchal, everything benefits men over women.

Question 4

Postmoderist

Answer 4

This approach explains that society has progressed into an era beyond modernity, traditional meta-narratives are no longer able to explain everyday life.

Question 5

Interactionist

Answer 5

This approach explains that society is learnt through our interactions with other people, and as a whole society is made up of a multitude of interactions between individuals.