Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together...

origins of the Holocaust Structural functionalism, a theoretical tradition within sociology and anthropology Biological functionalism, an anthropological paradigm...

functionalists actually regard themselves as proponents of structural functionalism. Structural functionalism is close to humanistic sociology in its understanding...

relationship on the boundary-border spectrum; These theories are: structural functionalism, segmentation, compensation, supplemental and reactive compensation...

mutually exclusive. A broad historical paradigm in sociology, structural functionalism addresses social structures in its entirety and in terms of the...

describe deviant behavior, namely, structural functionalism, symbolic interaction and conflict theory. Structural functionalists are concerned with how...

structure of the United States Sociotechnical systems theory Structural functionalism Structural violence Structure and agency Systems theory Technological...

subject received renewed interest around the world: from technological functionalism in the US, egalitarian reform of opportunity in Europe, and human-capital...

social anthropologist who helped further develop the theory of structural functionalism. He conducted fieldwork in the Andaman Islands and Western Australia...

'function', and from his work emerged the sociological approach of structural functionalism. Apart from Durkheim's use of the term structure, the semiological...