Question

what does it maen when asked to give contast views of society regaruding the 3 major frameworks

Answer 1

Sociologist develop theories to explain socialevents , interaction& the patterns & the theory as a proposed explation of social interactions , the theories have different scales 1) Macro level theories : relate to large scale issues & large grops of people,2) microlevel theories : are very specfic inrelationship between the individuals & or small groups ,3) Conflict theories. In sociology, a theory is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions & to create a testable proposition,this called a hypothesis.

Grand theories: Explain large-scale relationships & answer fundamental questions such as why societies form & why they change. Sociological theory is constantly evolving & should never be considered complete. Classic sociological theories are considered important & are incurrent form, but new sociological theories build upon the work of their predecessors .

Some theories give broad based perspeectives that help to explain different aspects of social life & these theories are known as Paradigms, these are philosophical & theoritical frame work

Sociological

Paradigm	Level of Analysis	Focus
Structural Functionalism	Macro or mid	The way each part of society functions together to contribute to the whole
Conflict Theory	Macro	The way inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power
Symbolic Interactionism	Micro	One-to-one interactions and communications

These theories & points can be further elobrated :

Structural Functionalism : Can be defined as a society's structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of the individuals in that society In the year 1898 Spenser described Social institutions as patterns of beliefs & behaviors focused on meeting social needs, such as government, education, family, healthcare, religion, & the economy.

Emile Durkheim in 1893 believed that society is acomplex system of interrelated & interdependent parts that work to maintain stability.&, a sociologist must look beyond individuals to social facts such as laws, morals, values, religious beliefs, customs, fashion, and rituals, which all serve to govern social life.

Conflict Theory :This perspective is a macro-level approach&identified with the writings of German philosopher & sociologist Karl Marx in theyears1818–1883, Hesaid that society as being made up of individuals in different social classes who must compete for social, material, & political resources such as food and housing, employment, education, & leisure time. Social institutions like government, education, &religion reflect this competition in their inherent inequalities&help maintain the unequal social structure. Some individuals and organizations are able to obtain and keep more resources than others,

.German philosophers, known as the Frankfurt School, developed critical theory as an elaboration on Marxist principles. Critical theory is an expansion of conflict theory and is broader than just sociology, including other social sciences and philosophy. A critical theory address structural issues causing inequality; it explain what’s wrong in current social reality, identify the people who can make changes, & provide practical goals for social transformation

Symbolic Theory : It's a micro-level theory that focuses on the relationships among individuals within a society. Communication—the exchange of meaning through language and symbols—is believed to be the way in which people make sense of their social world

Herbert Blumer, t termed “symbolic interactionism” & outlined these basic premises,humans interact with things based on meanings ascribed to those things; the ascribed meaning of things comes from our interactions with others and society; the meanings of things are interpreted by a person when dealing with things in specific .