The two types of structural theories are: functionalist theories and conflict theories. The first meaning that everything you as a person are has been shaped by primary and secondary structures such as, family, church and education; whereas, the second, conflict theories mean that a person has a family and has been educated to contribute to the economy.
I personally believe I am not a structuralist, however, I can understand such theories and I can see they play a small part in building a society. I agree that such structures as family and education can shape an individuals behaviour and influence their actions and maybe even their outlook and thoughts on certain issues.
When referring to conflict theories, I have to say that I disagree with theorists such as Marx, as I do not believe that we are brought into the world to be trained in education just to be workers in a long line of production. I can see that there is conflict in the world on many issues but I do not think that this makes up a society. I strongly believe that the problem with conflict theories is that individual interaction is not taken into account.
Therefore, I think if I had to choose to agree with one type of structural theory I would tend to agree with the thought that we are defined through our interactions as human beings, so this means I would call myself a consensus structuralist.
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