What are sociological perspectives?

Question 1

A perspective

Answer 1

Is a way of looking at something; a sociological perspective is a way of looking at society

Question 2

Structuralism

Answer 2

A perspective which is concerned with the overall structure of society, and sees individual behavior moulded by social institutions e.g the family, mass media.

Question 3

A macro approach

Answer 3

Focuses on the large scale structure of society as a whole, rather than on individuals.