Questions: Multiple Choice Question
The three theoretical perspectives most widely used by sociologists are
functionalist, conflict, and interactionist.
Transcript text: Multiple Choice Question
The three theoretical perspectives most widely used by sociologists are
functionalist, conflict, and interactionist.
Solution
The answer is: functionalist, conflict, and interactionist.
Explanation for each option:
playsical, biological, and peychological:
This option is incorrect. These terms are not recognized theoretical perspectives in sociology. They seem to be misspelled and do not align with the main sociological theories.
functionalist, conflict, and interactionist:
This option is correct. These are the three main theoretical perspectives in sociology:
Functionalist Perspective: This perspective views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability. It emphasizes the way in which the parts of a society are structured to maintain its stability.
Conflict Perspective: This perspective focuses on the social, political, or material inequalities of a social group, analyzing the power differentials and struggles between various groups.
Interactionist Perspective: Also known as Symbolic Interactionism, this perspective focuses on the day-to-day interactions between individuals and the meanings and interpretations that arise from these interactions.
liberal, conservative, and ibertarian:
This option is incorrect. These terms refer to political ideologies rather than sociological theoretical perspectives. They describe different political beliefs and values rather than frameworks for analyzing society.
socialist, communist, and fempinist:
This option is incorrect. While socialism and communism are economic and political ideologies, and feminism is a movement and theoretical perspective, they are not the three main theoretical perspectives in sociology. Feminism can be considered a sociological perspective, but it is not one of the three most widely used.
In summary, the correct answer is functionalist, conflict, and interactionist, as these are the primary theoretical frameworks used by sociologists to analyze and understand social phenomena.