Sociology's Perspectives

Sociology’s Perspectives There are three major sociological perspectives which are; structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. Each of the three sociological perspectives will be applied to the study of sports. What questions will each perspective ask about sports and the key focus about sports will be talked about. Studying sports from each different perspective will add to the understanding of the sociological perspectives and also help meet the component of critical thinking. Starting with structural functionalism, it’s main reason of the existence of social institutions is to serve to the maintenance of social cohesion. Questions that would be ask from this specific perspective are, what are the roles of