sociological perspectives

Question 1

does the structuralist approach look at the what or the why

Answer 1

the what

Question 2

does the interpretivist approach look at the what or the why

Answer 2

the why

Question 3

is the structuralist approach macro or micro

Answer 3

macro - society controls our actions

Question 4

is the interpretivist approach macro or micro

Answer 4

micro - we control society as individuals

Question 5

structuralist - do they collect quantitative or qualitative data

Answer 5

quantitative

Question 6

interpretivist - do they collect quantitative or qualitative data

Answer 6

qualitative

Question 7

what does consensus mean

Answer 7

agreement (controlled in a good way)

Question 8

what does conflict mean

Answer 8

disagreement - controlled in a bad way

Question 9

what is a functionalist

Answer 9

a structuralist consensus approach
:))))) (unrealistic)

Question 10

what is a marxist / feminist

Answer 10

structuralist conflict approach
:((((((
marxist = class conflict
feminist = gender conflict

Question 11

what is an interactionist

Answer 11

an interpretivist social action view
(observe people’s actions)

Question 12

what is postmodernism

Answer 12

the idea that nothing can control us eg science religion gender class
society is ruled by media and trends and is uncertain