3 Schools of thought: Flashcards

name and describe them

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Functionalism

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everything serves a purpose to ensure stability in society. (Examples of institutions: Family, government, religion)

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Structuralism

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Human mind functions in Binary opposites (Male vs female, black vs white)

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Cultural Materialism:

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Physical materials, conditions, economic activity of an environment determine how ideas and ideology of a culture develop

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Theories: Levi Strauss

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All cultures have homologous structures, all cultures are equal.

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