Exam 3: The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Conflict theorists disagree with order theorists about the causes of various social problems, but the two schools propose mostly the same solutions to these problems.

The most important unifying factor in holding society together is

How does the conflict theorist regard sports as a vehicle for revolution?

What sociologists look for, what they see, and how they explain the phenomena that occur within society is affected by the analytical model they use.

________ believe that deviance represents society's failure to meet the needs of its individual members.

History shows that groups have consistently used violent means to secure rights and privileges.

Although they recognize that conflict, disharmony, and division occur within societies, order theorists stress cooperation, harmony, and

Opposing forces within society generate tension because the instrumental forces are always pressing society's institutions to change when it is not their nature to do so.

Social systems never change.

Conflict theorists criticize order theorists for

The order perspective holds that change can be abrupt because of internal violence or can result from forces outside the society.

Dysfunctions are the negative, malintegrative consequences and functions of social structures and activities.

The myth of ________ refers to the incorrect belief that disadvantaged groups have gained their share of power, prosperity, and respectability without violence throughout U.S. history.

Conflict theorists believe there are two groups who are the sources of division and exploitation: ______ and ______.

Order theorists recognize that conflict, disharmony, and division occur within societies, particularly in complex, heterogeneous societies.

The media

The conflict perspective focuses on social deviants in terms of their social background and psychological conditions.

One's answer to the question of "What is violence?" depends on one's vantage point in society's ________ structure, which shapes how violence is defined.

According to the order perspective, ________ are the intended result of a particular function in society.

The ________ views disharmony as a normal feature of social life.