DISS

• Structural-functionalism


  Also refers to the functional analysis and functionalism
• Structural-functionalism


  • Examines how a society carries out the functions necessary to maintain itself
  • Focuses on the structures and functions of society
  • Sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability
• Marxism


  A method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development to understand class relations and social conflict
• Marxism


  • Focuses on the role of economic forces in shaping society
  • Sees society as divided into two main classes: the bourgeoisie (owners of the means of production) and the proletariat (workers)
  • Believes that the exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie is the root cause of social conflict and inequality
• Symbolic interactionism


  A loosely structured cluster of fundamental ideas, assumptions, or propositions about human beings in society
• Symbolic interactionism


  • Focuses on the meanings that people attach to their social interactions and the symbols they use to communicate
  • Sees society as the product of the everyday interactions and interpretations of individuals
  • Believes that people's behavior is shaped by the meanings they attach to their social world
• Structural functionalism, Marxism, and symbolic interactionism are major social science theories that provide different perspectives on understanding society
• Structural functionalism examines how the different parts of society work together to maintain stability and order
• Marxism focuses on the role of economic forces and class conflict in shaping society
• Symbolic interactionism emphasizes the importance of the meanings and symbols that people use to communicate and interact in society
• Miners doing their functions in fighting the health crisis that we are facing. Our local and national government take effort to deliver their duties as public servants and to think for the common good of the people
• How well a person performs such given tasks? In a larger scale, we see how a larger group of people live along with their constituents
• Structural functionalism


  The study of the relationship between the structures and functions of society
• Structural functionalism takes various forms, societal functionalism is the dominant approach among sociological structural functionalists
• Functional analysis and functionalism

  The study of how a society carries out the functions necessary to maintain social order, feed masses of people, defend against attackers, produce the next generation, and so on