Sociological Perspectives

Functionalists:

Macro Approach - Study of society as a whole.

Concensus Theory - Focusing on the social order being sustained by the shared norms, values and beliefs of the people.

Sociologists:

• Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)

Marxists:

Macro Approach - Study of society as a whole.

Conflict Theory - The status quo is maintained and fuelled according to the wants of the dominant groups or else the haves in the society.

Feminists:

Macro…