| A | B |
| Functionalist perspective | Each aspect of society is interdependent |
| William James | Beginning of functionalism |
| Mechanical solidarity | social cohesion that arises when society maintains similar values |
| Social consensus | Member of society work to achieve whats best for society |
| Organic solitarity | social cohesion that arises when people are interdependent |
| Manifest functions | intentional and obvious |
| latent functions | unintentional and not obvious |
| Conflict perspective | focuses on the negative and ever changing nature of society |
| Intersectionality | directly tied to oppression |
| Critical theory | 'Frankfurt School' |
| Postmodernism | attitude of skepticism toward ideologies of modernism |