Political positions rather than economic are the source of domination in all other spheres. D. Thorstein Veblen 1. analyzed American society in terms of the conflicting interests of conflicting social groups 2. E. Georg Simmel 1. interested in understanding human behavior and relationships in an ahistorical setting. 2. association and conflict between individuals and social groups not only can exist side by side but are intimately related. Groups are not self-contained .
Society is integrated by numerous cross-cutting conflicts .
F. Chicago School - Robert Park 1. 3. focus on racial antagonisms and ethnic conflict over the class conflict . G. Conflict Theory and Critique of Society 1. 2. possibility of an ideal social order. Use social science to criticize society 4.