Major Theoretical Sociological Perspectives: Similarities and Differences

Abstract What are the three major sociology perspectives in regards to social issues? They are Symbolic Interactionism perspectives, Functionalism perspectives, and Conflict Theory perspectives. These perspectives offer sociologists abstract examples for explaining how society affects people, and vice versa. Each perspective individually theorizes society, social forces, and human behavior. Keyword’s: Social Issues, Human Behavior

Introduction This paper will explain the three known theoretical sociological perspectives in science today; it will explain in detail what they are about and what they stand for.
The origin of the symbolic-interactionist theory traces back to Max Weber and his assertion that people act in accordance to their interpretation of the meaning of their world. The first perspective is Symbolic Interactionism perspectives, tells sociologist to think about the details of everyday life and what it means to each other. It address the subject meanings of human’s acts and the processes through which people come to develop and communicate shared meanings.(essentials of sociology book) There are three major assumptions behind symbolic Interaction theory, the first assumptions, “meaning are important”, meaning any movement can mean so many things, like when they say a picture can say a thousand words. Different people can have different means when looking at the same thing, without even saying anything. Another example is giving someone a hug; it depends on who is receiving the hug and for what the reason for giving one. The second assumption behind symbolic Interaction theory, “meaning grow out of relationships” that when relationships change so do their meanings. Meaning, that when someone get married their relationship is a happy and joyful and think that love will keep their marriage forever, then when they get a divorce its seems that love is nothing but pain, and probably feel like they will never fell that same way