Assignment Task: Classical Conflict Theory Worksheet
Sociology students should be able to understand conflict theory in comparison to functionalism as well as explain the origin of conflict theory. This assignment will help you learn this concept. You will need to cite scholarly sources from the GCU library to support your answers:
1. Citing two sources, explain how conflict theory differs from structural functionalism.
2. Citing two sources summarize how Karl Marx viewed European society.
3. Citing two sources use your selected social problem (Mexican American Racism) to compare and contrast the ideas of Marx and Weber. What are the strengths and weaknesses of their ideas?
4. Citing two to four sources, explain how the classical conflict perspective accounts for the social problem (Mexican American Racism).