yeah well don't ever take sociology.

you'll get a fucking stupid essay question like this:

Discuss how the ecological theory of race and ethnic relations fits into the functionalist paradigm. Critically evaluate ecological theory and the functionalist theory of race and ethnic relations from the perspective of conflict, feminist and symbolic interactionist theories.

and you'll wonder what the fuck is the professor talking about. there's only barely a page in the textbook talking about the ecological theory of race and ethnic relations, you'll think that functionalist paradigm = functionalist theory (because you DON'T see the term functionalist paradigm anywhere but because paradigm means a model or something why the fuck can't they use simple english that people can understand easily) and then you wonder is there a fucking difference between the ecological theory and the functionalist theory because the textbook DOESN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE FUNCTIONALIST THEORY. neither does the powerpoint. but again you'll assume that they mean the same shit (hopefully) and you're just gonna compare it against conflict, feminist and symbolic interactionist theories (which you simply don't understand because nobody EVER gives a concrete definition.)

i hate sociology. should have gone for social work or SOMETHING.