1. Using structural functionalism explain how civil disobedience is functional. Give examples and explain how they illustrate the functionalist approach. Civil disobedience from a functionalist perspective allows individuals to protest in a peaceful way to demand changes in social norms, government structures and national policy. It serves to allow citizens to voice their concerns. The opposite of civil disobedience would be an armed conflict which would be definitely detrimental to the stability of a society. The Civil Rights movement is a great indicator of a movement from a functionalist
1. Using structural functionalism explain how civil disobedience is functional. Give examples and explain how they illustrate the functionalist approach. Civil disobedience from a functionalist perspective allows individuals to protest in a peaceful way to demand changes in social norms, government structures and national policy. It serves to allow citizens to voice their concerns. The opposite of civil disobedience would be an armed conflict which would be definitely detrimental to the stability of a society. The Civil Rights movement is a great indicator of a movement from a functionalist