In its study of language, which sociological perspective focuses on how people rely on shared definitions of phrases expressions in both formal speech everyday conversation ?

Correct answer: B. interactionist perspective

  • A. functionalist perspective
  • B. interactionist perspective
  • C. conflict perspective
  • D. ethnocentric perspective

Explanation

The interactionist perspective studies how people create and use shared meanings in everyday interaction, including the meanings attached to words and expressions. Functionalism and conflict theory focus more on social order and inequality than on conversational meaning.

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