Alex and George Were Discussing Different Theoretical Perspectives in Their

question 56

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Alex and George were discussing different theoretical perspectives in their intro to sociology class. Alex felt that most people need rules to follow or chaos was sure to follow. George felt that, as far as he could tell, the rules that have been imposed on people, at least so far in history, have always been in favour of the elites, and that given half a chance, he trusted people to be able to figure things out even better if they were allowed to organize themselves. Given their views, which of the following is the most likely scenario?

• A) Both follow symbolic interactionism.
• B) George follows conflict theory and Alex is a functionalist.
• C) Both are functionalists.
• D) Alex follows conflict theory and George is a functionalist.

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