Functionalists would focus on social structures that promote stability and cohesion within a group or society, such as families, groups, or institutions.
Conflict theorists would focus on social structures that perpetuate social inequality and tension between different groups or classes within a society, such as social hierarchies and class systems.
Symbolic interactionists would focus on the shared meanings and interpretations constructed between individuals or groups within a society, and the roles and relationships that arise from those meanings, such as gender roles and relationship dynamics.
