Question

Which sociological perspective would argue that disasters such as the gulf coast oil spill can result in positive consequences such as employment booms in certain industries and/or a revitalization of certain social movements such as environmentalism?

Answer 1

A functionalist perspective argues that events like the gulf oil spill can result in positive outcomes for the economy in terms of employment booms and revitalization of environmentalism. It argues that the whole world is an interconnection of small parts that maintain the equilibrium of the world. People like Emile Durkheim, Herbert Spencer, Robert Merton and Talcott Parsons.