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SOC ANTRO SY1236 W/S 12:00-1:30 SB 313 EMBORNAS JOYIETH DALEY L. DATE: 12/7/14
2012438461 SCHOOL OF THOUGHT STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
Structural functionalism, is a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.This approach looks at society through a macro-level orientation, which is a broad focus on the social structures that shape society as a whole, and believes that society has evolved like organisms. This approach looks at both social structure and social functions. Functionalism addresses society as a whole in terms of the function of its constituent elements; namely norms, customs, traditions, and institutions. A common analogy, popularized by Herbert Spencer, presents these parts of society as "organs" that work toward the proper functioning of the "body" as a whole. In the most basic terms, it simply emphasizes "the effort to impute, as rigorously as possible, to each feature, custom, or practice, its effect on the functioning of a supposedly stable, cohesive system". Structural functionalism was the dominating theoretical school in British social anthropology from about 1930 to 1960, and was originally formulated in opposition to evolutionism. Theoretically, structural functionalism rested on ideas from Durkheim; methodologically, it was based on long, intensive, "classical" fieldwork. But though the "father of fieldwork" was Malinowski, he did not see himself as a structural functionalist, but championed a less sociologically oriented, functionalist approach, with a stronger emphasis on the individual actor and greater suitability for studies of social change.
I prefer Structural Functionalism more applicable and effective in conducting in human lives because of its anthropological concept denoting a "totalizing, all-encompassing perspective". A holistic analysis will take the social whole into consideration the
SOC ANTRO SY1236 W/S 12:00-1:30 SB 313 EMBORNAS JOYIETH DALEY L. DATE: 12/7/14
2012438461 SCHOOL OF THOUGHT STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
Structural functionalism, is a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.This approach looks at society through a macro-level orientation, which is a broad focus on the social structures that shape society as a whole, and believes that society has evolved like organisms. This approach looks at both social structure and social functions. Functionalism addresses society as a whole in terms of the function of its constituent elements; namely norms, customs, traditions, and institutions. A common analogy, popularized by Herbert Spencer, presents these parts of society as "organs" that work toward the proper functioning of the "body" as a whole. In the most basic terms, it simply emphasizes "the effort to impute, as rigorously as possible, to each feature, custom, or practice, its effect on the functioning of a supposedly stable, cohesive system". Structural functionalism was the dominating theoretical school in British social anthropology from about 1930 to 1960, and was originally formulated in opposition to evolutionism. Theoretically, structural functionalism rested on ideas from Durkheim; methodologically, it was based on long, intensive, "classical" fieldwork. But though the "father of fieldwork" was Malinowski, he did not see himself as a structural functionalist, but championed a less sociologically oriented, functionalist approach, with a stronger emphasis on the individual actor and greater suitability for studies of social change.
I prefer Structural Functionalism more applicable and effective in conducting in human lives because of its anthropological concept denoting a "totalizing, all-encompassing perspective". A holistic analysis will take the social whole into consideration the