they would blame that social institutions are failing. Theywould include that the institutions are not doing their part in instructing; therefore, societyis falling apart. They argue that society should encourage couples to conform; to unite. They would encourage parents to plan family outings with activities that can bring a senseof togetherness and communication within the group. They believe that conformity wouldpromote a cohesion and would strongly support the traditional family. They will back upthe traditional family values and norms and add that we need to go back to the way thingsuse to be. To conclude, functionalism believe we have fewer divorces when we conform.A conflict theorist would also frown against divorce, but would destroy the traditionalfamily. They want to start all over again. They look at the big picture and answer, Why? Why are divorces happening and who is benefiting from them? They try to raise peoplesconscience and make them aware of what is really going on. There are several expenses inprocessing a divorce; for example, court costs, child support, attorneys, sometime counselingand the divorce itself. Not to mention, the governments profit from taxes. When a familysplits, they are no longer one; they are now two different cases. A conflict theorist wouldmake a couple think of who really is benefiting from the divorce, the couple or the agencies? They would argue that society is to blame for such misconduct. We are influenced to takethe easy way out of a family problem and by doing so, more of us are looking for divorce. A symbolic interactionalist would decide how a couple came about deciding for adivorce. They look at things from the micro perspective, in which they look at theindividual instead of the whole society. They make no judgment on whether society is goodor bad. The believe that our decisions are learned behaviors. They add that our roles andexpectations are what we learned in re...
