Question

Mark views society as a system of interrelated parts that work in an orderly manner, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Mark would be considered a ________ theorist and John would be seen as a ________ theorist.

Answer 1

Answer:

functionalist; conflict theorist

Explanation:

Structural Functionalists' view society being made of parts which are dependent on each other in order to foster solidarity and stability. This means that no part of society is isolated and part of society will influence the other.

Conflict theorists' view society as made up of classes which have a disparity in terms of the power they have. According to conflict theory there is bound to be a revolution because of this disparity.

Both of these theories analyze society at a macro-level. Hence, Mark is functionalist theorist and John is a conflict theorist.