Prepare a 3-5 page essay on the questions below. Be sure to support your answers with citations and a reference list.
- Describe Symbolic Interactionism. Describe the value of a new car from the symbolic interactionist perspective. Why does the car have meaning, and why is it important?
- Describe Conflict Theory in general and then develop the ideas of what the limitations of this theory.
- Describe Social Functionalism. Considering that humans have created systems, how would you describe economics from a social functional point of view?