Development of social theory

This essay will evaluate the structural and action perspectives in sociology. The two quadrants of Sociology perspectives are Structure and Action theories. Functionalism is a structure theory, which looks at different parts of society work and how they together as a whole. Marxism is also a structure theory, which looks at society in economic terms also dealing with class conflict. Feminism looks at removing gender inequalities. Action Theories believe in free will, and that individuals …showed first 75 words of 2969 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2969 total…and conflict are present and both have valid points about society. Micro-sociology seems to be stronger in the sense that it does look at individuals and it attempts to explain behaviour on a more intimate level but again, it cannot exist without the bigger picture. APPENDIX DIALECTIC A system where epochs go through a period of thesis, anti-thesis and synthesis at which some form of revolutionary social change has occurred then a new epoch begins