For this assignment, select TWO of the four perspectives (Functionalist, Conflict, Feminist, Symbolic Interactionist). For each perspective, write a response describing how this theory can be applied to examine the topic of social media (this can include Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc), OR to another example of your own choosing. In your response, be sure to reference the question guiding the perspective, as well as the vocabulary offered by the perspective that helps address that question. Use specific examples to illustrate how your chosen perspectives can focus our attention on this topic in a particular way. NOTE: I expect your response to be well thought out and well written. It should be at least two full paragraphs (~300 words in length)--one paragraph for each perspective, but can be longer. The goal is to show me that you understand each perspective, and can use them to focus your attention on a particular topic. NOTE: I have provided the example of social media for you to use for this assignment, but if you have another topic you would prefer to use instead, that is fine. Just be sure that you can CLEARLY describe how your chosen perspectives could be applied to this topic. HINT: See the example write up of the activity we did in class on robotics (attached) for an idea of how to approach this assignment. Remember, you only need to select TWO perspectives for this assignment.

For this assignment, select TWO of the four perspectives (Functionalist, Conflict, Feminist, Symbolic Interactionist). For each perspective, write a response describing how this theory can be applied to examine the topic of social media (this can include Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc), OR to another example of your own choosing. In your response, be sure to reference the question guiding the perspective, as well as the vocabulary offered by the perspective that helps address that question. Use specific examples to illustrate how your chosen perspectives can focus our attention on this topic in a particular way. NOTE: I expect your response to be well thought out and well written. It should be at least two full paragraphs (~300 words in length)--one paragraph for each perspective, but can be longer. The goal is to show me that you understand each perspective, and can use them to focus your attention on a particular topic. NOTE: I have provided the example of social media for you to use for this assignment, but if you have another topic you would prefer to use instead, that is fine. Just be sure that you can CLEARLY describe how your chosen perspectives could be applied to this topic. HINT: See the example write up of the activity we did in class on robotics (attached) for an idea of how to approach this assignment. Remember, you only need to select TWO perspectives for this assignment.