sociological perspectives

This week in sociology, we learned about three sociological perspectives. The first is the Functional Analysis perspective. What am I to society? What do I function as? These questions are what makes up this perspective. People basically need to be connected to each other to have the will to keep striving to wake up everyday. As a high school student, going to school and spending time with friends and family are my everyday functions. Another perspective is the Conflict Theory perspective. Who has the power? Who's controlled by the ones with power? There is conflict everywhere. This usually occurs when someone who is being dominated suffers while the one dominating benifits from the sufferer. A parasite if you would call it. An example is when someone uses force. Once, I was riding alone the train and man came up to me with a switchblade. The robber got the money, and I lost $43. Having to get the better end of the deal may sound good. But at the cost of hurting other people, it's very unethical. Lastly, the Symbolic Interaction perspective. This perspective is about how someone uses symbols in everyday life. Take me for an example, I view school as something that is forced upon every kid in this day and age. Since if one doesn't go to school, one can't succeed in life. This is what my environment that I grew up with taught me, and when I was little I used the fear of failure in school as a drive to work harder in school.