I. Social institutions play a large role in our lives. Whether it be the religion we choose, our education, or even the family. Our family consists of parents, children, uncles, aunts, cousins, and grandparents. Family is a social institution that an individual is born into. A family is not a chosen part of life. According to the text
“the family exists for the care and protection of offspring and is a major unit for economic consumption ( ). Throughout this essay I will describe how the social institutions of family impact sociological theories, functionalism, conflict, and interactionism. II. How Social Theories, Functionalism, Conflict, and Interactionism apply to Family?
A. Similarities
B. Differences
III. How does; Social Theories, Functionalism, Conflict, and Interactionism affect the views of the members who are a part of the family?
A. Effect of Social Theories on the Family.
B. Effect of Functionalism on the Family.
C. Effect of Conflict on the Family.
D. Effect of Interactionism on the Family.
IV. How does; Social Theories, Functionalism, Conflict, and Interactionism affect the approach to social change within the family?
A. How does Social Theories affect social change within the Family?
B. How does Functionalism affect social change within the Family? C. How does Conflict affect social change within the Family?
D. How does Interactionism affect social change within the Family?
V. Within family how does; Social Theories, Functionalism, Conflict, and
Interactionism affect the views of society?
A. How does Social Theories affect the views of Society? B. How does Functionalism affect the views of Society?
C. How does Conflict affect the views of Society?
D. How does Interactionism affect the views of Society?
