3 sociological perspectives

In our society today, there are three theoretical perspectives that act as ways to view our lives. Symbolic Interactionism , Functional Analysis, and Conflict Theory. All of which are centered around the people they derived from who are : George Herbert Mead, Charles Horton Cooley, Robert Merton and Karl Marx. With these theories being a major part of sociology, the research that is collected to study the people in these societies should be looked at as a whole ,for, sociology comes in many forms.

Symbolic Interactionism is the idea that one puts meaning to something. We attach our selves to names of certain people or things . Symbols are used to describe the relationships that we have with one another. Without symbolic Interactionism there would be no names to associate with people like a sister or brother . This also includes a teacher , an associate or a co-worker, These people may have names but they have a certain name that categorizes them into where they are related to you and how you should act towards them. Our actions towards people depend on the symbols we associate society with such as how you treat a boss compared to a sibling. Without this type of perspective there would be no way to socialize things such as the government which would mean that the most common things that are used in everyday life wouldn 't be here. This theory is used describe things that are untouchable such as love, marriage or being a parent . It all goes back to how you rationalize these relationships with the meaning you put to it . The love a child has a different meaning than the love you feel with a husband or wife. Certain factors determine the relationship one has has with a person or thing. Regardless of somethings ' meaning or significance, everyone and everything has a symbol attached to it and this is how our society keeps sense of themselves and the world around them.this theory states that relations between people are always going to be mutual meaning that