Sociological Theory In Sociology

Theory is a system to explain the many different aspects of social interactions such as events, interactions or patterns that can be tested with intentions of creating a hypothesis. Knowledge goes hand-and-hand with theory, since theory explores the challenges of understanding in the social world that we live in today. This builds a framework used to assert knowledge. Sociological theory not only examines, build upon and refines these frameworks to make a clearer assumption better incisive, and useful in knowledge.

The function of theory in sociology help enables sociologists to view different social issues through a variety of useful lenses such as paradigms.

The three major theoretical paradigms are: Structural Functionalism, Conflict Theory, and Symbolic

The executive summary of the dietary guideline for Americans basically theorizes, that healthy eating patterns can equate to achieving and sustaining one’s healthy weight to prevent obesity, while aiding to decrease the risk of chronic disease and prevent foodborne illness. The two agencies (USDA and HHS) are a perfect match to work together on the subject of dietary guidelines. The USDA and HHS agencies have hypotheses findings on maintaining a healthy weight, prevention and treatment of obesity and food nutrients to use in diet planning that can reduce the risk of diseases. I found to be a good example in their summary, when it is discussing the consumption of a high calorie foods can lead to obesity; thus, one must decrease the calories and increase the calories to be burned with physical activity. A strong social interaction between people, the foods that they eat along with their level of physical activities, I see working together in the form of structural functionalism. The conflict that I see in this summary is the recommendation to keep the consumptions of trans fatty