Question

How does social constructionism, championed by Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman, differ from structural functionalism, psychoanalytic theory, and conflict theory when it comes to gender roles?
a. Social constructionism supports the idea that gender roles are still grounded in scripted behavior.
b. Social constructionism is less deterministic.
c. Social constructionism focuses more on the macro level than the other theories.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. Social constructionism is less deterministic

Explanation:

social constructionism, championed by Candace West and Don H. Zimmerman, differ from structural functionalism, psychoanalytic theory, and conflict theory when it comes to gender roles because social constructionism is less deterministic

social constructionism is a theory in sociology that examine the development of jointly-constructed understandings of the world that form the basis for shared assumptions about reality. it focuses on the artifacts that are created through the social interaction of a group.Social contructionism determine that society and culture are the source of gender roles

structural functionalism explains  the reason why society functions the way it does by emphasizing on the relationships between the various social institutions that make up society for example family provides a context for reproduction, nurturing and socializing children.

Psychoanalytic theory argues that human behavior is the result of the interactions among three component parts of the mind, it primary aim is to release the repressed emotions and experience in an individual, it focus on the unconscious mind rather than the conscious mind.

Conflict theory sees social life as a competition and focus on the distribution of resources, inequality and power. it view the society as an area of inequality that generate social conflict and social change.

social constructionism,differ from structural functionalism, psychoanalytic theory, and conflict theory when it comes to gender roles because it is less deterministic than the other theory due to society and culture are the source of gender roles

Answer 2

Answer:

b. Social constructionism is less deterministic

Explanation:

Social constructionism is a knowledge theory in sociology and communication theory that studies the development of understanding of the world on the basis for shared assumptions about reality. It stems from the understanding that information or meanings of information is as a result of how it has been interpreted in coordination with others as opposed to separately by one's self alone.

Social constructionsim is less deterministic in that it is not as centered on external causes when it affects gender roles as functionalism, psychoanalytic theory and conflict theory.