In recent times, scholars have been trying to sort out why the countries on the continent of africa, as a whole, have trouble competing in today's global, capitalist economy. while an answer to this question is complex and carries with it many ambiguities, most scholars point to european colonialism as a key to understanding the current state of africa. a sociologist studying this topic would ascribe to which theoretical paradigm? a. structural functionalism b. symbolic interactionism c. conflict theory d. feminist theory

Correct answer is (c). conflict theory

Explanation:

In most African community today, social order are maintained not by unity or consensus and conformities of the people but by domination and veto power. Most people that find their way to governance or control of economy are greedy and does not have the citizen in mind and does not care about the development of country or the continent economy in order to compete globally.

Policies are made for selfish interest in Africa and most African leaders are not really leading but ruling the people and resulting in conflict of interest.

CONFLICT THEORY

Explanation: Conflict theory is a theory that tries to explain the relationship between INEQUALITY AND CONFLICTS occuring in a society. It is believed that the level of inequality in an Economy is the major cause of SOCIAL ILLS like HIGH RATE OF POVERTY,HIGH RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT,HIGH RATE OF DISEASES etc. KARL MAX is known to be the father of conflict theory in sociology. Karl Max stated that a society will be in a state of perpetual conflicts because of COMPETITION FOR LIMITED RESOURCES.

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