Symbolic interactionists have often been criticized for focusing on small-scale, face-to-face interactions and not referring to their relationship to historical and social context. On the other hand, structural functionalism received harsh criticism because of the following reasons: Unrealistically presenting society as a functional unity by too much focusing on the social order problem; ignoring conflicts and similar factors that divide modern societies of the 20th century; and not giving enough importance to the role of actions and agents of these actions in social life by prioritizing the systems and their need. The correct answer is A.