Question

Mark, whose parents are wealthy, has been socialized to believe that he can be whoever he wants to be. His best friend Matt, whose parents are blue-collar workers, has been socialized to believe that hard work and following instructions is all he needs to support himself. Which sociological paradigm does this story fit?+

Answer 1

Answer:

Conflicts

Explanation:

Social conflicts state that tensions and conflicts arise in society when the resources, status, and power are unevenly distributed to the group of people that leads to change in society. In this procedure, power can be understood as the control over material resources and collect the wealth and control the political and institution that make up the society. Conflict term originated in Karl Marx's work who focuses on the causes and consequences of conflicts between the owners and poor. Conflict sees society as a competition for limited resources. This can be called a macro-level approach. A social institution such as govt, education, religion reflects this inequality in between owner and poor. Some people can obtain and keep resources than others and those winners use their power in maintaining the institution, govt, and politics.

Answer 2

Answer:

Interpretive paradigm

Explanation

The interpretive paradigm says that individuals are influenced in their beliefs, values, and behaviors by the environment and the people with whom they develop. For the interpretive paradigm, the reality is rather a subjective construction. That is why both Mark's parents and Matt's parents have created different conceptions of their personal reality, which influences the way they work, their beliefs about money and how high they can aspire in their lives.