The Saints and the Roughnecks – The structural and cultural
Using the text, “The Saints and the Roughnecks”; explain the differences between the structural and cultural explanations for social inequality. Next, use each theory
to explain the outcomes of the Saints and the Roughnecks. In other words, how would a structural theorist explain the outcomes of each group and how would a cultural
theorist explain the outcomes of each group? Finally, discuss which of the two theories you find more persuasive and share your reasoning
