Sed 2601 learning unit 4 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Functionalism & Conflict Theory both take? - Macro-sociological perspectives of society which means that the individual or the human element is marginalised. Symbolic Interactionism - Redresses this omission by using a micro-sociological perspective and by focusing on the self/ individual within the context of society. Symbolic Interactionism argues that? - Humans make meanings which are derived from social interactions