Question

A farmer is called to help sandbag a levy that is about to flood his town. The farmer is stationed between two correctional center inmates who are required to assist in the flood-control efforts. As a result of this experience, the farmer has developed a newfound respect for inmates. This example would be consistent with which perspective?

A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. global perspective

Answer 1

C) interactionist perspective

Step-by-step explanation:

In sociology, interactionist perspective refers to how humans change there social processes by interacting with other people. Interactionism theory tries to explain how individuals are shaped by the society they live in, and how societies can be shaped by interactions between individuals.

In this case, the farmer probably had a prejudice against inmates and thought hey all were vicious criminals, but when he worked together with them to save the town from flooding, he realized that they were not as bad as he thought they were before. Many times our thoughts are shaped by stereotypes, e.g. this particular type of person is no good, until you get a chance to interact with someone that belonged to that "bad group" and realize that they are not like you thought they were. It can also work differently, you might consider that a specific group of people are very "cool or good" people, but once you have a chance to interact with them you realize that your expectations were probably too high.