1. I like the conflict paradigm better.

2A. I think the conflict paradigm is much stronger then the order paradigm. In this world power is money and money is power. Who ever has the power will in some way influence the way you think.

2B. The conflict paradigm is supported by the fact that conflict is part of our everyday life. It has an influence on the way power is distributed and the way we view and perceive the world.

3A. The order paradigm is weaker because society is not as stable as people would/want to think, it is always changing.

3B. The order paradigm is put down by the evidence that society can change in the blink of an eye. Take the terrorist attacks in New York for example. One minute people going about their normal daily lives, the next minute thousands of people are dead and our country is united stronger than ever.

4. I think both paradigms make a good point. I just find the conflict paradigm to be a lot more believable and stronger. We need information in order to make a decision, yet we have the ability to look at all the information presented and make our own decision. We need people with money to create jobs for the people who have less. We need structure, but that structure is not written in stone, it can be changed.