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What you'll learn to do:\u00a0differentiate between the three main theoretical paradigms in sociology and describe how they are used<\/h2>\r\n\"People\r\n\r\nIn this section, you'll learn about how sociologists use paradigms to understand the social world. A paradigm is a broad viewpoint, perspective, or lens that permit social scientists to have a wide range of tools to describe society, and then to build hypotheses and theories. You can\u00a0also consider paradigms\u00a0to be guiding principles\u00a0or belief systems. In the text, you'll sometimes see the word paradigm used interchangeably with perspective, theory, or approach.\r\n\r\nIn sociology, there are three main<\/em> paradigms: the functionalist paradigm, the conflict paradigm, and the symbolic interactionist paradigm. These are not all of the paradigms, however, and\u00a0we'll consider others as well as more specific topic-based variations of each of the \"Big Three\" theories. As you read through the material in this section, consider which paradigm resonates the most with your own views about society.","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do:\u00a0differentiate between the three main theoretical paradigms in sociology and describe how they are used<\/h2>\n

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In this section, you’ll learn about how sociologists use paradigms to understand the social world. A paradigm is a broad viewpoint, perspective, or lens that permit social scientists to have a wide range of tools to describe society, and then to build hypotheses and theories. You can\u00a0also consider paradigms\u00a0to be guiding principles\u00a0or belief systems. In the text, you’ll sometimes see the word paradigm used interchangeably with perspective, theory, or approach.<\/p>\n

In sociology, there are three main<\/em> paradigms: the functionalist paradigm, the conflict paradigm, and the symbolic interactionist paradigm. These are not all of the paradigms, however, and\u00a0we’ll consider others as well as more specific topic-based variations of each of the “Big Three” theories. As you read through the material in this section, consider which paradigm resonates the most with your own views about society.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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