Which of the following theoretical perspectives (functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism) would be best in analyzing either the recent racial injustice protests or the recent political protests (January 6th, 2021) in the United States and why?
Symbolic interactionism is a sociological approach which states that individuals in a society attach certain meanings to objects, people and situations around them and these subjective meanings get created or recreated through human interpretation from their constant interaction with other individuals. Symbolic interactionism tries to understand how individuals, therefore, try to construct societies through such interactions.
Functionalism is a perspective which tries to understand the purpose or function any part of the society, since according to this approach, everything in society has a function or purpose to serve.
Conflict theory elaborates on the conflict for material wealth, power, territory and other resources between different groups in a society and was propounded by Karl Marx in the wake of power balance between the bourgeoisie and proletariats.
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