A Critical outline of the main features of Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism And Marxism

Sociology, the study of society; has been adapted by many sociologists so as to put across their own theories. The most important Sociologists of the early 19th century were Emile Durkeim, Karl Marx and Max Weber; a common factor with all these men is that they were all influenced by the world in which they lived. I intend to, throughout this essay, explain these three different theories, evaluate them and also critically outline their main …

…In conclusion, it is apparent that these three theories were derived in response to societies position at the time. Indeed the industrial revolution; politics and social order were all factors. I have found that both functionalism and Interactionism share an emphasis on the existence of consensus in society, although they do differ in other areas. Marxism however deals mainly with conflict of the classes but also with many other issues such as feminism and religion