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What is a perspective?
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A perspective is a broad assumption about society and social behavior that provides a point of view for the study of specific problems.
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Types of Perspectives
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Evolutionary Perspective
Functionalist or Order Perspective Conflict Perspective Interactionist Perspective |
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The Evolutionary Perspective
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It focuses on how human societies originate and grow over time,
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The Functionalist Perspective
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It is a view of society that focuses on the way various parts of society have functions, or positive effects, that maintain the stability of the whole.
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The Conflict Perspective
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It sees society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict and change.
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The Interactionist Perspective
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It focuses on the way people act, or respond to one another.
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