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TOPIC 12. STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM - Coggle Diagram
TOPIC 12. STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
It is another theory to understand society
focuses on exposing how society is organized
tries to explain how the social conducts is related to social processes
roles, functions and status
The role is the part that each person plays in society
avoids wondering: how society has evolved.
Authors
Hebert Spencer
Emile Durkheim
August Compte
Antecedent
Social functionalism
by Talcott Parsons
society is considered as a system in which individuals interact according to symbols they have structured and shared.
culture: system of symbols that guides individuals
Social reality is considered as a whole.
Theory of systems
interested in large scale components
rules
value
groups
object of study: object of study or research is evident in cultural expressions norms and values of society.
structure and function
number of essential functions
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Merton said that dysfunctional structures could exist within systems
influenced by capitalist ideas
