What would each say about the impact on U.S. society?
Skepticism and misinformation relating to the covid vaccine is of major concern to public health officials. Explain what many describe as the war on science and the anti-vaccination movement through the lens of a structural functionalist, a conflict theorist, and a symbolic interactionist. What would each say about this social phenomenon? What would each say about the impact on U.S. society?
Writing Assignment #1 Outline
Skepticism and misinformation relating to the covid vaccine is of major concern to public health officials. Explain what many describe as the war on science and the anti-vaccination movement through the lens of a structural functionalist, a conflict theorist, and a symbolic interactionist. What would each say about this social phenomenon? What would each say about the impact on U.S. society?
Introduction
A summary of what is to be covered in the paper
Brief history of the covid pandemic
Development of a vaccine
Society’s response to the vaccine
Section 2
Outline what is and the growth of the anti-vaccine movement
How has society been impacted by the movement
How has the government responded to the impact of the anti-vaccine movement
Section 3
Define and explain the basic elements of structural functionalism
What is structural functionalism
Must address issues of (consensus, social fact, functions and dysfunction
Based on your explanation of the theory, how would a structural functionalist view the anti-vaccine movement
What would they say about how it has impacted society
Do the same for symbolic interactionism and conflict theories