ACTIVITY: I SHARE IT DIRECTIONS: Your task is to carefully distinguish the importance of basic concepts and principles of the following major social sciences theories (Structural – Functionalism, Marxism, and Symbolic Interactionism) by sharing your personal experiences in the following institutions: Family, Church, School, Government, and Media. After this, answer the guide questions that follow. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. INSTITUTION PERSONAL EXPERIENCES FAMILY CHURCH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT MEDIA Guide Questions: 1. How did structural-functionalism help you interpret some personal experiences? 2. Why is there a need to interpret personal experiences using structuralfunctionalism? 3. How important is structural functionalism in understanding the different institutions in society? 4. How can our personal and social experiences about social inequality help us understand others and our society as a whole? 5. What do you think are the reasons why social inequalities exist in society? 6. Why did you come up with that personal experience? 7. How do you consider these scenarios/everyday forms of interactions as the portrayal of symbolic interactionism? 8. What symbols triggered you in interpreting your personal experience?
