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           In class, we talked about symbolic interaction. Symbolic interaction is the interaction among people based on mutually understood symbols. These mutually understood symbols, could be stereotypes. For example, In Freeks and Geeks, a portion of the class began to chuckle as the camera glanced under the bleachers. Why? This is because it was portraying a stereotype of 'stoners'. Stereotypes surround our world today. As you walk through the hallway, you make judgements without even knowing it.
                Many people from other cultures have different stereotypes. I had a friend from France stay at my house over Thanksgiving break. He had no idea what Thanksgiving was. He had heard about it, but he didn't know all the 'hoopla' that surrounded it. Arthur was amazed by the amount of time spent on cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Also, Black Friday, was a new thing. He thought the idea of staying up till four a.m. to go shopping, was absurd.
Conflict perspective is social living is a contest of who attains the most power. There is power struggles seen throughout our society everyday. Political candidates have conflicts every day that they're trying to overcome. Children have conflicts with their teachers and parents. The deans also have power over the children. In Freeks and Geeks, Lindsey has a conflict with the Counselor, whom has more power.

Lastly, Functionalism, is the emphasize on different contributions of all parts of a society. For example, in Freeks and Geeks it was the school. The schools manifest function was to educate. It's latent function, was learning to socialize such as the dance. Another example would be my job. It's manifest function is to earn money. It's latent function is to give me experience with children, as I work at the YMCA.