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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 Unpublished manuscript, Department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.
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.
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
Jessica D. Mojica