Sociologist and study of family processes

Sociologist and study of family processes

Briefly describe how a sociologist would study family processes from the theoretical perspectives of structural functionalism, conflict, and social exchange. Give an example of each.

Briefly describe how a sociologist would study family processes

In this assignment, you will write an essay (550) addressing the following prompts. Cite two to four scholarly sources in your essay:

Firstly, Briefly describe how a sociologist would study family processes from the theoretical perspectives of structural functionalism, conflict, and social exchange. Give an example of each.

Secondly,  Describe the Standard North American (SNA) family

Thirdly,  Compare & contrast the SNA to one other family structure.

Fourthly, Explain how trends affect ethnic groups in the United States.

Furthermore, Compare & contrast social, cultural, and historical constructs to various types of families.

More details;

Sociologists study social events, interactions, and patterns, and they develop a theory in an attempt to explain why things work as they do. In sociology, a theory is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions and to create a testable proposition. It is call ed a hypothesis, about society (Allan 2006).

For example, although suicide is generally considered an individual phenomenon, Émile Durkheim was interested in studying the social factors that affect it. His studied social ties within a group, or social solidarity, and hypothesized that differences in suicide rates might be explained by religion-based differences. Durkheim gathered a large amount of data about Europeans who had ended their lives, and he did indeed find differences based on religion. Protestants were more likely to commit suicide than Catholics in Durkheim’s society, and his work supports the utility of theory in sociological research.