Functionalist Theory & Methods
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- Created on: 04-10-19 11:31
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- Functionalism
- Merton
- in a complex independent social system there is scope for things to go wrong
- dysfunction describes a situation where some parts of social structure don't work as intended can be negative consequence for society
- latent functions were unrecognised or unintended outcomes
- manifest functions were recognised or intended outcomes of an individual or institution
- Merton criticised Parsons not all social institutions perform beneficial functions for everyone
- Parsons
- organic analogy
- compared how society functions with how the human body functions
- subsystems of the body represent the subsystems of society
- compared how society functions with how the human body functions
- GAIL
- Adaptation
- adapting to environment, providing basic necessities for human existence
- Intergration
- Goal attainment
- Latency
- minimising social tensions and interpersonal conflicts which may prevent society functioning
- family
- minimising social tensions and interpersonal conflicts which may prevent society functioning
- Adaptation
- organic analogy
- Parsons
- in a complex independent social system there is scope for things to go wrong
- Durkheim
- people are selfish without consensus society would collapse into chaos collective conscience
- placed great importance on role of family & education in socialising people
- social change occurs when new functions emerge and society needs to adapt
- a change in one part results in a change somewhere else but the system will remain balanced
- Parsons
- organic analogy
- compared how society functions with how the human body functions
- subsystems of the body represent the subsystems of society
- compared how society functions with how the human body functions
- GAIL
- Adaptation
- adapting to environment, providing basic necessities for human existence
- Intergration
- Goal attainment
- Latency
- minimising social tensions and interpersonal conflicts which may prevent society functioning
- family
- minimising social tensions and interpersonal conflicts which may prevent society functioning
- Adaptation
- organic analogy
- Functionalism & The New Right
- shares the emphasis on importance of socialisation into shared values for the maintenance of social stability
- lays importance on the role of traditional institutions
- condemns anything against seen as threatening core values or undermining of core functions of institutions
- disagree with the welfare state because it encourages over dependence
- Merton
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