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Structural functionalism - FACULTY PORTAL
Structural functionalism1 Structural functionalismStructural functionalism , or in many contexts simply functionalism , is a broad perspective in sociology andanthropology which sets out to interpret society as a structure with interrelated parts. functionalism addressessociety as a whole in terms of the function of its constituent elements; namely norms, customs, traditions andinstitutions. A common analogy, popularized by Herbert Spencer, presents these parts of society as "organs" thatwork toward the proper functioning of the "body" as a whole.[1] In the most basic terms, it simply emphasises "theeffort to impute, as rigorously as possible, to each feature, custom, or practice, its effect on the functioning of asupposedly stable, cohesive system."[2] For Talcott Parsons, " functionalism " came to describe a particular stage inthe methodological development of social science, rather than a specific school of thought.
Structural functionalism, or in many contexts simply functionalism, ... leads functionalist theories to be contrasted with "conflict theories" which instead emphasise social problems and inequalities. Decline of functionalism ... As the influence of both functionalism and Marxism in the 1960s began to wane, the linguistic and cultural turns led ...
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