Structural Functionalism
Structural Functionalism
Functionalism
Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for
building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work
together to promote solidarity and stability".
While one may regard functionalism as a logical extension of the organic analogies
for societies presented by political philosophers such as Rousseau, sociology
draws firmer attention to those institutions unique to industrialized capitalist society
(or modernity).