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The three major social perspectives are the functionalist perspective, conflict perspective, and the symbolic interactionist perspective. These perspectives are the theories that are most widely excepted by sociologists. Because theories are not proven, there can be more than one and they can contradict one another. Each theory tries to explain why people in a society act the way they do. Although each of the perspectives seem to be very different, they seem to have a few similarities. The functionalist theory revolves around the different parts that make up a society. Society is made up of parts such as businesses, schools, language, tools, automobiles and other things (Ferrante 32). These are referred to as functions of a society. The functions in this perspective are the “parts” listed above. This theory states that all of the functions work together as separate parts of a whole to have society thrive. Functionalist believe that even the negative aspects of a society are necessary. For example, they believe that poor people have a purpose and a place in society.
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