Worksheet

Unit VII Social Structures Worksheet

Complete the chart, comparing and contrasting the different sociological perspectives on important social institutions like family, religion, education, and health. Provide a brief description of what each of the views says about the social institution. Then, discuss which view you think applies best for each of the social institutions. When you are finished, select “Save As” and save the document using this format: StudentID_UnitVII. Upload this document to Blackboard as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file.

Social institutions or structures

Functionalist view of this structure

Conflict view of this structure

Interactionist view of this structure

Discuss the view you think best applies to the structure

Family

Religion

U.S. healthcare system

Marriage