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References:

Gingrich, P. (1999). Functionalism & parsons. Unpublished manuscript, Department

of Sociology and Social Studies, University of Regina , Regina, Canada. Retrieved from http://uregina.ca/~gingrich/n2f99.htm

Vega, V. A., et. al. (2015). Social Dimensions of Education. Lorimar Publishing House:

Metro Manila

Social System must be structured so that they

operate compatibly with

other systems.

Social systems must have the requisites from

other systems.

Must have a minimum control over potentially disrupted behavior.

Functional Requisites

of a Social System

It requires a language

in order to survive.

If conflict becomes sufficiently disruptive, it must be controlled.

The system must elicit adequate participation from its members.

The system must meet a significant proportion of the results of its actions.

Goal

Attainment

Integration

Adaptation

Latency

Systems tend to self-maintaining involving the maintenance of the relationships of parts to the whole, control of environment variations, and control of tendencies to change the system from within.

Systems have property of order and interdependence.

Emile Durkheim

Talcott Parson

Robert Merton

Systems tend toward

self-maintaining order,

or equilibrium.

Proponents

The system maybe static

or involved in an ordered

process of change.

Social System

Assumptions

The nature of one part of the system has n impact on the form that the order parts can take.

Systems maintain boundaries

with their environment.

Allocation and integration are two fundamental processes for a given state of equilibrium of a system.

Building blocks of social structure

Status - a specific position within as social group.

Role - the set of behaviors that an individual is expected to demonstrate within a status

Norms - consistent behavior

What is Structural Functionalism?

theory that views society as a system with integral parts whose function contribute to the stability and survival of the society.

states that the society is made up of various institutions that work together in cooperation

Key Principles of the Functionalist Perspective

Interdependence

Functions of Social Structure and Culture

Consensus and Cooperation

Equilibrium

Structural Functionalism

Jessica D. Mojica

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