{"id":1719,"date":"2016-06-13T18:55:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontosociology-waymaker\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1719"},"modified":"2016-07-06T14:19:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T14:19:45","slug":"outcome-theoretical-perspectives-on-government-and-power","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/chapter\/outcome-theoretical-perspectives-on-government-and-power\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power","rendered":"Outcome: Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 class=\"p1\">Describe the varying theoretical perspectives on government and power<\/h2>\r\nSociologists use frameworks to gain perspective on data and observations related to the study of power and government. Functionalism suggests that societal power and structure is predicated on cooperation, interdependence, and shared goals or values. Conflict theory, rooted in Marxism, asserts that societal structures are the result of social groups competing for wealth and influence. Symbolic interactionism examines a smaller realm of sociological interest: the individual\u2019s perception of symbols of power and their subsequent reaction to the face-to-face interactions of the political realm.\r\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn To Do:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Understand how functionalists, conflict theorists, and interactionists view government and politics<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>LEARNING ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\r\nThe learning activities for this section include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Reading:\u00a0<span class=\"title active\" data-depth=\"\">Theoretical Perspectives on Government<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Self-Check:\u00a0<span class=\"title active\" data-depth=\"\">Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\">Describe the varying theoretical perspectives on government and power<\/h2>\n<p>Sociologists use frameworks to gain perspective on data and observations related to the study of power and government. Functionalism suggests that societal power and structure is predicated on cooperation, interdependence, and shared goals or values. Conflict theory, rooted in Marxism, asserts that societal structures are the result of social groups competing for wealth and influence. Symbolic interactionism examines a smaller realm of sociological interest: the individual\u2019s perception of symbols of power and their subsequent reaction to the face-to-face interactions of the political realm.<\/p>\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn To Do:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Understand how functionalists, conflict theorists, and interactionists view government and politics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>LEARNING ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\n<p>The learning activities for this section include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reading:\u00a0<span class=\"title active\" data-depth=\"\">Theoretical Perspectives on Government<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Self-Check:\u00a0<span class=\"title active\" data-depth=\"\">Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1719\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Objectives and Activities. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Introduction to Sociology 2e. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: OpenStax CNX. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/02040312-72c8-441e-a685-20e9333f3e1d\/Introduction_to_Sociology_2e\">http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/02040312-72c8-441e-a685-20e9333f3e1d\/Introduction_to_Sociology_2e<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Download for free at http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/02040312-72c8-441e-a685-20e9333f3e1d@3.49<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":29,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Introduction to Sociology 2e\",\"author\":\"OpenStax CNX\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/02040312-72c8-441e-a685-20e9333f3e1d\/Introduction_to_Sociology_2e\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"Download for free at http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/02040312-72c8-441e-a685-20e9333f3e1d@3.49\"},{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Objectives and Activities\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"b73bba25-3414-488f-ae25-0c735be9ba22","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1719","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":582,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2184,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1719\/revisions\/2184"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/582"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1719\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1719"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1719"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-introsociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}