Sociology

Sociology uses many theories to explain how and why specific facts are related. Among them are the structural-functional theory and the social-conflict theory. Each of these theories has their own strenghts and weaknesses. It is important that we look at social systems, social integration, social control, and social change in each theory to fully understand how they work.
The social system of structural-functional theory focuses on the parts- for example, societies or groups- of a social system tries to determine what each part does, and explains how the par...