Question

Samuel views society as a system of interrelated parts, while john views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. samuel would be considered a _________ theorist, and john would be seen as a ___________theorist.

Answer 1

Samuel views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Samuel would be considered a functionalist theorist and John would be seen as a conflict theorist.

Answer 2

Based on the above described theories Samuel would be considered as a functionalist theorist and john would be considered as a conflict theorist. Conflict theory deals with differences, inequalities and competition of resources where as functionalist theory deals with the oneness of society and working together.