You are a social scientist who wishes to examine in greater detail the paradigms discussed by Babbie. Specifically, you want to apply the conflict, structural functionalist, and symbolic interactionist paradigms, in a study of some organization in which you have worked. Give two examples of how each paradigm may affect what you examine in your study.
A. What organization will you study?
B. Conflict paradigm
1. State one conflict within the organization. Identify who the conflict was between, and explain briefly what the conflict was about.
2. State a second conflict in the organization. Identify who the conflict was between, and explain briefly what the conflict was about.
C. Structural functionalist paradigm
3. Identify one “part of the whole” in the organization, and briefly explain that “part’s” function.
4. Identify a second “part of the whole,” and briefly explain that “part’s” function.
D. Symbolic interactionist paradigm
5. Briefly explain one way in which you can use that paradigm to study the organization.
6. Briefly explain a second way in which you can use that paradigm.
Required sources only:
Chapter 3 and Chapter 2 (pp. 31-43 only) in Earl Babbie, The Basics of Social Research, 6th ed. Wadsworth, 2014. ISBN 113359414X