SOCIOL 2LL3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Helen Walker, Protestant Work Ethic, Grand Theory
11 Oct 2017
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What is structural functionalism: is a sociological theory that was developed in the united states during the early 20th century. It focuses on the structures of society as well as the functions of these structures. More specifically the theory focus on social institutions. There is also a focus on looking on how these social institutions are interdependent. In addition to looking at how these are interdependent, they also look at how these contribute to the order of society. The emergence of structural functionalism: the influence of emile. Durkheim, he was not a structural functionalist but was an influenced for structural functionalist. Durkheim was very interested in the issue of social order and organic solidarity and the issues of interdependence. Under organic solidarity there is the high division of labour making everyone interdependent. Work of key theorist: structural functionalism is most closely associated with 4 american sociologists: talcott parson and robert k. merton, kingsley david and wilbert moore.
