Conflict Theory in Modern Times Worksheet
Sociology students need to know how a conflict theorist would explain social phenomena in modern society. This assignment will help you learn this concept. Use the GCU library to find scholarly sources:
Topic : Conflict Theory in Modern Times
Citing two sources, including your textbook, discuss how race and class overlap. Does conflict theory provide a coherent pattern for understanding this overlap? Why or why not? (100-150 words).
Citing two sources, explain how society participates in constructing either gender or race. (100-150 words)
Citing two sources, explain why the use of conflict theory is prevalent in feminist theory. (100-150 words)
Choose one of the three major forms of stratification (class, race, or gender). Citing two sources, discuss how Berger and Mills's theories on power and control explain and maintain that stratification.
In what areas do you believe that Berger and Mills fail to adequately explain this stratification? (150-200 words)
How Theory Works
Cite two to four sources and explain how the modern conflict theory explains your selected social problem. (200-250 words)
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