Assertion (A): Both Lewis Coser and Randall Collins are grouped under the conflict school.
Reason (R): Both of them highlight the function of conflict in maintaining the society.
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This question asks to evaluate two statements regarding sociologists Lewis Coser and Randall Collins within the context of the conflict school.
Analyzing Assertion (A): Coser and Collins in Conflict School
Assertion (A) states that both Lewis Coser and Randall Collins are grouped under the conflict school. This is accurate. Lewis Coser is widely recognized for his work on the functions of social conflict, and Randall Collins is a key figure in developing contemporary conflict theory, particularly focusing on power dynamics and interaction ritual chains.
- Lewis Coser: Studied the positive functions of conflict in society, such as strengthening group identity and facilitating social change.
- Randall Collins: Expanded conflict theory, analyzing conflict in micro-interactions and macro-structures, focusing on power, status, and resources.
Therefore, Assertion (A) is true.
Analyzing Reason (R): Function of Conflict
Reason (R) claims that both Coser and Collins highlight the function of conflict in maintaining the society. While Coser did focus on the functions of conflict (e.g., integration, adaptation), Randall Collins's perspective is more focused on conflict as a pervasive driver of social processes, inequality, and change, rather than solely a mechanism for societal maintenance in a functionalist sense. Collins emphasizes the struggles for dominance and resources. Thus, attributing the primary focus on conflict's role in *maintaining* society to both thinkers, especially Collins, is inaccurate.
Therefore, Reason (R) is false.
Conclusion
Based on the analysis:
- Assertion (A) is true.
- Reason (R) is false.
This corresponds to Option B.
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C. There is an inherent relationship between talk and action.
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