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Summary - Sociology
Higher sociology notes on functionalism
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FunctionalismFeature
-The family is a societal structure that provides for the reproduction
and protection of children and families serve as primary agents of
socialization fostering an understanding of expected behaviours
-Education
Durkheim and Parsons argued that schools are a miniature society
that teaches universalistic values. For functionalist education is
central in passing on the main stream norms and values that keep
society together
Strength
Functionalism is good at explaining at times of consensus.
Structural theories analyze society as a whole considering the
importance of social structures on our behavior
Weakness
Assumes that we are all in agreement over core values
Claims our behavior comes purely from social forces not from
individual interactions with others
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