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functionalism
Society is like a human body with each institution benefiting each other.
Main thinker- Emile Durkheim
Macro, consensus, structure
Feminism
Society is made to benefit men and oppress women, society is patriarchal.
Main thinker- Harriet Martineau
Macro, conflict, structure
Marxism
That society is made to keep the rich wealthy and the poor suffering.
Main thinker- Karl marx
Macro, conflict, structure
new right
Political right wing which believe in maintaining traditionalism especially within the family (heterosexual nuclear family)
Main thinker - Margaret Thatcher
Macro
Social Action
We as individuals structure society, and to focus on the micro rather than the macro events.
Main thinker - Harold Garthinkle
Micro, action
Post modernism
Society has become to complex after the 1980’s to be considered modern, therefore making all other theories outdated
Main thinker- Ulrich Beck
Micro
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