Joseph and paula are excited to welcome their child into the world. they cannot wait to pass on all their knowledge, insight, and rich culture. just as their parents gave them guidance and showed them how to live, joseph and paula will continue the chain by handing down their societal values and thus, sustain the society they love so much. which sociological paradigm does this story fit?
select one:

a. structural functionalism
b. conflict
c. symbolic interactionism
d. feminist theory

a. Structural Functionalism                                            

Explanation:

Structural Functionalism: The term structural functionalism is referred to as the sociological theory that emphasizes on the fact that why society functions in a certain way by focusing on the relationship between several social institutions that creates a society, for example, law, religion, education, government, etc.

Structural functionalism includes various concepts such as value consensus, education, family, collective conscience, social order, etc.

In the question above, the statement signifies the structural-functionalism sociological paradigm.

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.

good question. i'll be looking into that. (this is a joke sir)