Marco Rubio Structural Functionalism

Adelmo Alvarado

31823597.

Marco Rubio: GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio wants to overturn the 2015 Supreme Court decision about legalizing same-sex marriage. In an interview on NBC, candidate Rubio said that any future Supreme Court can change it,’ referring the same-sex verdict. Thus, Rubio identifies himself with traditional family values. He believes that family is fundamental for the stability of American society. Thus, one of is policy is to create a new $2,500 per child tax credit. The whole purpose of this policy is to provide an incentive to sustain strong traditional families. The best theoretical perspective for Marco Rubio is structural functionalism. We need families for the survival of the American society; they

In my opinion, Trump has traditional values. However, he has a mixed record. He supports the idea that the federal law “should protect people from discrimination based on sexual orientation” (HRC). Thus, like Rubio, the best theoretical perspective that appeals to Trump is structural functionalism.

Ben Carson: If Ben Carson would have been elected president, LGBT would of have suffer. Carson is against LGBT equality. He identifies himself with traditional values. For him, being LGBT is a choice. Thus, the best theoretical perspective for Carson is structural functionalism. Since he supports traditional values, women are expected to take care of house and men of the money. In the issue about abortion, he supports the pro-life side. This means that women do not have the right to decide what to do with their bodies.

John Kasich: John Kasich has opposed LGBT, as well. Even though he voted for “the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),” he signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. However, this is only for state employees. In addition, he voted “to ban funds for domestic partnership programs and opposed health coverage for domestic partners” (HRC). As we know about domestic problems, women are most likely to be affected. This means women have fewer resources for them to seek