Describe how SOCIAL STRATIFICATION may be viewed via the structural functionalist perspective

Choose one of the following topics and answer the following questions in the format provided below. Your final paper should be a minimum of 3-4 pages in length, using a 12-point font, and double-spaced. Failure to adhere to formatting standards may result in a deduction of points from the final grade. You are required to use material from the textbook and one additional academic source. When citing your sources, you must use MLA or APA format, and you must include a “Works Cited” or “References” page. This assignment is worth 40 points.

TOPICS LIST:

• SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
• EDUCATION
• MASS MEDIA
• FAMILY

INTRODUCTORY SECTION:

Identify your chosen topic, and discuss your decision.

THEORETICAL SECTION:

STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM: Describe how this topic may be viewed via the structural functionalist perspective. Include an overview of the theory, its key focus, and how it can be applied to your topic. Conclude with a list of basic questions a theorist from that perspective would ask about your chosen topic.

SOCIAL CONFLICT: Describe how this topic may be viewed via the social conflict perspective. Include an overview of the theory, its key focus, and how it can beapplied to your topic. Conclude with a list of basic questions a theorist from that perspective would ask about your chosen topic.

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST: Describe how this topic may be viewed via the symbolic interactionist perspective. Include an overview of the theory, its key focus, and how it can be applied to your topic. Conclude with a list of basic questions a theorist from that perspective would ask about your chosen topic.

CRITICAL THINKING ANALYSIS:

In this section, I am looking for you to explicitly illustrate an ability to select and use information appropriately to investigate a point of view or conclusion.

Conclude your paper by doing one of two things:

A) Make the case for the “best” theory to explain your chosen topic (you will choose and have to be able to justify this choice by using information appropriately)

Or

B) Make the argument that your topic is best understood by using multiple theoretical lenses (again, you have to be able to justify this choice by using information appropriately.