functionalist - delaney Flashcards
organic analogy
any stable system (such as a human bpdy) works with interacting parts to create overal order.
socio-emotionl funcction
sport provides oppurtinities for conflict and tension management and community bonding.
socilisation
people learn scoetys expectations through the socialisation process and cultural values.
social integration
sport provides oppurtunities for divrese groups and indivsuals.
social mobility
sport scholarships and professional sport proviing money.
structural functionalism
we are all products of our upbringing, life experineves.
social action theory
actor and acts
functional imperatives
AGIL
adaptation, goal setting, integration and latency
what is a social system
integrative parts or subsystems that are arranged in such a way that accomodates actors to do their jobs. they are made to function even if the actor leaves.
critisms of functionalism
fails to acknowledge socio-economic inequalities. ignores the reality in sport. fails to see social patterns (discrimination)
how is functionalism a macro sociological approach
how interlocking institutions create scoety. behaviour is strcutured by the needs of society.
normative consensus
sport is an institutions that helps spread commonly shared values and norms.
