Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Chapter 14: The Family

1. What would a conflict theorist say about same-sex marriage? How would a functionalist view the issue surrounding this issue? (online discussion board, frontline video)

Possible ides:
Functionalist perspective: a sociological approach that emphasizes the way that parts of society are structured to maintain stability.
· Same- sex marriage will not allow stability for their families. They will be not be able to have a family like normal people. A regular family consists of a male and a female both provide something needed for a family to work.
· Would say that same sex marriages can’t perform six paramount functions
Theorist: someone that comes up with a theory. Theory on society is that groups will conflict with each other.
· Would probably say that people who have a gay marriage would be a conflict for other people around them because to many people it is immoral.

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