Functionalism

Question 1

What does ur aim to explain

Answer 1

why the social structures of modern societies are well ordered

Question 2

what three ways do they believe social institutions function

Answer 2

consensus
conformity
social order

Question 3

One function of the social system is to bring about value consensus

Answer 3

Passing on of shared norms and values

Question 4

One function is social integration

Answer 4

Binding of individual to society (social solidarity)

Question 5

They function to bring about a specialised division of labour

Answer 5

Organisatiok if workers into jobs

Question 6

What is the biological analogy

Answer 6

Used to describe how society works
like the social system to the human body

work together to bring about social order

Question 7

3 evaluation points of functionalism

Answer 7

• ignored individual choice
• neglects inequalities in power and wealth
• fails to acknowledge harmful effects of some insituitions

Question 8

Durkheim

Answer 8

Education functions to bring about social solidarity

Question 9

Parsons

Answer 9

Bridge between particularistic and universalistic values

Question 10

Criticisms-

Wrong

Answer 10

Functionalists over simplify the process of socialisation seeing children as passive puppets of society

Question 11

Davis and Moore

Answer 11

education sifts and sorts students which allocates then to a future job that best fits there ability