1. Go to page 10 of your textbook. Study the history of sociology, and the role of each principal contributor (Comte, Marx, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber, etc.) Go to page 14, and study different theoretical perspectives of sociology, Functionalism and Conflict Theory in particular.
2. Watch the video below the page. Listen carefully. Take notes.
Then, in your own words, explain:
What each sociologist has contributed to the discipline of sociology.
What is the main difference between Functionalism and the Conflict Theory.
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