Document Summary
Various sociological theories attempt to describe how social phenomena are related and. With these definitions in mind, one must take other sociological concepts into. In order to understand why structural functionalism is a more accurate description of how societies work. Between conflict theory and structural functionalism, the latter best describes society"s operation. Structural functionalism better explains how societies function because it views society as separate, but related parts that come together to create a working society. A theory is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions to create a testable proposition about society, according to the textbook. Structural functionalism is the theory that society is a collection of interrelated parts that come together to meet the biological and social needs of individuals in that society. Conflict theory views society as a competition for limited resources. consideration to understand why structural functionalism offers a better description of how society works.
