Lucy and Yasmin functionalist

who was the founding father of functionalism?

• durkeim
• merton
• parsons
• comte

how do functionalists believe society works?

• organic analogy
• inequalites in classes
• social interactions
• favour of the patriarch

what is the functionalist view of crime?

• crime is a result of the structure of society and is benefical
• crime is a product of capitalism
• effected by social relations
• crime is based on structure of power

what is the functionalist view on education?

• serving the needs of society and prepare for future roles
• aims to legitamise class inequalites
• prepares students for capitalism
• interactions between pupils and teachers

how functionalists believe family works?

• they need a nuclear family to successfully complete adequate primary socialisation
• maintains the capitalist superstructure
• conservative instituiton for social order
• made of symbolic interactions

what was durkeim primarily concerned with?

• rapid social change that went to simple society to a modern one
• Criticising Capitalism
• social interactions
• social classes

what are the problems with functionalist?

• outdated and overly deterministc
• focuses to much on interactions
• focuses to much on the social classes
• overlooks alternatives that shape behaviours

what approach do functionalist explain social life?

• macro analysis
• micro analysis
• interpretive analysis
• statistical analysis

what is it called when societys parts work together to maintain stability?

• equilibrium
• social solidarity
• anomie
• latent function