Functionalism - Theory (and Methods) Unit 4
Funtionalist theory and thier view on society
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- Functionalism
- Parson
- Organic being: Change in one part of society affects elsewhere - 'diseased' part will contaminate others
- Intergration of the individual
- The parts of the social system
- Norms
- Status Roles: How we should act in our "social positions"
- Institutions: clusters of status-roles
- Sub-systems: groups of related institutions e.g. shops, farms
- The systems needs: The AGILschema
- Adaptation
- Goal attainment
- Integration
- Latency
- Structural differentiation
- Durkheim
- Traditional Society
- A strong collective conscience
- Little division - all fairly alike
- Mechanical soliodarity
- Immediate gratification
- Ascribed status
- Modern Society
- Complex division of labour
- Weakens social solidarity
- Greater individual freedom
- Achieved status
- Deffered gratification
- Universalistic norms
- Rapid change results in anomie and this threatens social cohesion
- Social facts: society as a separate entity existing above its members
- External social facts shaping their behaviours to serve society's needs
- Traditional Society
- Social Order
- Interdependence created by division of labour
- Obligations
- Value consensus: Social norms & values
- Understanding their social position
- Social relationships
- Conflict is minimised when social inequalities are accepted
- Macro-approach
- Parson
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