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Structural Functionalism: Discipline and Ideas in The Social Sciences

Structural functionalism views society as a complex system whose interconnected parts work together to promote stability and solidarity. It sees social structures like the family, education, politics, and economics as fulfilling important functions. The family nurtures and socializes children, education transmits skills and culture, politics provides governance, and economics facilitates production and consumption. Changes in one area can impact others, as when increased dual-earner families contributed to more children failing in school due to less parental supervision. Structural functionalism also distinguishes between manifest functions that are obvious and intended, latent functions that are unintended consequences, and potential dysfunctions that undermine the system.

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Structural Functionalism: Discipline and Ideas in The Social Sciences

Structural functionalism views society as a complex system whose interconnected parts work together to promote stability and solidarity. It sees social structures like the family, education, politics, and economics as fulfilling important functions. The family nurtures and socializes children, education transmits skills and culture, politics provides governance, and economics facilitates production and consumption. Changes in one area can impact others, as when increased dual-earner families contributed to more children failing in school due to less parental supervision. Structural functionalism also distinguishes between manifest functions that are obvious and intended, latent functions that are unintended consequences, and potential dysfunctions that undermine the system.

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DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Structural
Functionalism
Overview
At the end of the class, the students shall be able to:

describe Structural-
Functionalism, social
structures, and functions
create a concept map in
which the concept of
structural-functionalism
applies
justify the importance of
each part of a system which
work together to provide
solidarity and stability
ZIMCORE HUBS | DESIGN THINKING
PONDER ON THIS
“STRUCTURAL
FUNCTIONALISM IS A
FRAMEWORK FOR
BUILDING THEORY THAT
SEES SOCIETY AS A
COMPLEX SYSTEM WHOSE
PARTS WORK TOGETHER
TO PROMOTE SOLIDARITY
AND STABILITY
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EXAMPLES

FAMILY ECONOMICS
PROVIDES A PROVIDES FOR
CONTEXT FOR THE
REPRODUCING, PRODUCTION,
NURTURING, DISTRIBUTION,
AND AND
SOCIALIZING CONSUMPTION
CHILDREN OF GOODS AND
SERVICES
EXAMPLES

FAMILY EDUCATION POLITICS ECONOMICS


PROVIDES A OFFERS A WAY PROVIDES FOR
CONTEXT FOR TO TRANSMIT A PROVIDES A THE
REPRODUCING, SOCIETY’S MEANS OF PRODUCTION,
DISTRIBUTION,
NURTURING, SKILLS, GOVERNING AND
AND
SOCIALIZING
KNOWLEDGE,
AND CULTURE
MEMBERS OF CONSUMPTION
CHILDREN TO ITS YOUTH SOCIETY OF GOODS AND
SERVICES

ZIMCORE HUBS | DESIGN THINKING


Interconnectedness THE INCREASE IN SINGLE PARENT AND DUAL-EARNER FAMILIES
HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO ARE
FAILING IN SCHOOL BECAUSE PARENTS HAVE BECOME LESS
AVAILABLE TO SUPERVISE THEIR CHILDREN’S HOMEWORK.
AS A RESULT OF CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY, COLLEGES ARE
OFFERING MORE TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, AND MANY ADULTS
ARE RETURNING TO SCHOOL TO LEARN NEW SKILLS THAT ARE
REQUIRED IN THE WORKPLACE.
THE INCREASING NUMBER OF WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE HAS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORMULATION OF POLICIES AGAINST
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND JOB DISCRIMINATION.
ZIMCORE HUBS | DESIGN THINKING
FUNCTIONAL OR DYSFUNCTIONAL
dysfunctional functional
associated with leads to heightened
physical violence, awaxreness of shared
moral bonds and
loss of property,
increased social
and fear cohesion.
NAME OF STUDENTS
SECTOR/ISSUE ASSIGNED
2 MANIFEST
FUNCTIONS
ACTIVITY 2 LATENT
FUNCTIONS
1 DYSFUNCTIONS

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