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**Note Both questions must be answered*****

Question #1

Please respond to the following prompt in no less than 400 words. In your response, you must fully answer all aspects of the question and support your answer with reference to course materials (textbook, supplementary readings, videos, etc)

  • In what ways has the development of social media been good for society? In what ways has it been bad for society? Why is a society that uses social media different from one that doesn’t? How does the usage of social media change the way people interact with, relate to, and perceive/judge each other?

Question #2

Please respond to the following prompt in no less than 400 words. In your response, you must fully answer all aspects of the question and support your answer with reference to course materials (textbook, supplementary readings, videos, etc)

  • “Conflict theory” derives from the critical work of Karl Marx on economic inequality under capitalism; Coser’s analysis comes from structural-functionalism. How might social conflict be understood using symbolic interactionism? Come up with and discuss an application of this theory to the question of conflict.

Requirements: 400

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Conflict theory is a sociopolitical theory brought into existence by Karl Max. This theory generally posits that society is in a state of conflict due to competition for limited resources (Dukes, 2018). Furthermore, the maintenance of social order is predominantly through power and domination instead of conformity and consensus. Marx’s theory emphasized the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat (Dukes, 2018). Each of these groups is comprised of individuals with shared interests and a certain level of ownership of property. The bourgeoisie holds the most wealth and means of production, while the proletariat comprises the poor and working-class individuals (Dukes, 2018). Marx postulated that the bourgeoisie, the minority, will use their power and influence to oppress the majority proletarian class.

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