this is an exam and please answer the following questions in order and by using the provided source:
group 1 questions:
Answer ALL of the following questions. Please be specific! It’s easy to get vague with theory, so examples are very helpful.
Your answer should end up to be between 6-8 sentences total:
a) Why did functionalism fall out of favor in Sociology?
b) What are the strengths of functionalism?
c) What can functionalism help explain about (any of the) events in 2020?
group 2 questions:
Answer ALL of the following questions. Please be specific! It’s easy to get vague with theory, so examples are very helpful.
Your answer should end up to be between 6-8 sentences total:
a) Describe 1 strength and 1 weakness of conflict theory.
b) What considerations would you like to ADD to conflict theory after you experienced 2020? In other words, what new things emerged in 2020 that you think conflict theory should incorporate into its ideas? Give a couple examples.
to answer the group 1 and 2 questions please use the following sources and the week 9 and 10 powerpoint that is attached
sources:
https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet01-xythos.content.blackboardcdn.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/5954eb74c7df4/1814256?X-Blackboard-Expiration=1607817600000&X-Blackboard-Signature=TK6SzEQYbeZaS3V%2BCh6OWep1WvY3yJtBZm87YOmL6Q8%3D&X-Blackboard-Client-Id=100208&response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27%2528Gans%25201972%2529%2520The%2520Positive%2520Functions%2520of%2520Poverty.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20201212T180000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAYDKQORRYTKBSBE4S%2F20201212%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=1d47de0317d9cb50f5f40ab7d11bce976d56bdf5e2778e1edb67f619ea0fe998
https://umbc.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/umbc/recording/b12c72c78468437bba9c601e4450d948/playback
https://umbc.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/umbc/recording/8cb31d51a6ac4b6e933114ea544346ba/playback
group 3 questions:
Answer ALL of the following questions. Please be specific! It’s easy to get vague with theory, so examples are very helpful.
Your answer should end up to be between 6-8 sentences total:
a) Which theory do you think is the most useful to describe our micro-level experiences (individual and dyadic interactions) 2020? Exchange theory and rational choice OR symbolic interactionism?
b) Why? Describe in detail which one you think most accurately fits with our current experience and explain why so that I can understand your thinking.
To answer the group 3 questions please use the following source and the week 11 powerpoint:
https://umbc.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/umbc/recording/f55217ab6a6f441ead890df6450a2e5b/playback
group 4 questions:
Answer ALL of the following questions. Please be specific! It’s easy to get vague with theory, so examples are very helpful.
Your answer should end up to be between 6-8 sentences total:
Thinking about all the theories: 1) functionalism, 2) conflict, 3) exchange theory & rational choice, 4) globalization, 5) symbolic interactionism, 6) critical theories…
a) Which theory did you like the LEAST? Which felt the least useful to you and why?
b) Which theory do you think is the MOST useful for making sense of our situation in 2020 and why?
c) Which theory resonated with you the most personally and why?
(if b & c have the same theoretical branch for an answer, the “why” should differ at least a bit)
To answer the group 4 question feel free to use any of the provided sources
https://umbc.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/umbc/recording/c4ff00b3d50640d49f2abe69d2107e56/playback
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