One thing could not run without the other. Take for example, schooling. The government provides society with schools for children. These children grow up educated, making it more likely they will get a better job to support a family. Being educated, they will most likely become good citizens who pay taxes to the government. It all goes around in a big circle. Functionalism is all about stability and productivity for all. Every person in society works for what is best for society as a whole. According to Durkheim, this happens in one of two ways, Mechanical solidarity or organic solidarity. Mechanical solidarity is when people have the same beliefs and also the same types of work. Organic solidarity is when there are varying types of work but people still hold the same values. Robert Merton discussed peoples actions using functionalism using manifest, intentional, and latent functions which are unintentional. The theory of functionalism focuses on the good of society and how it functions as a
One thing could not run without the other. Take for example, schooling. The government provides society with schools for children. These children grow up educated, making it more likely they will get a better job to support a family. Being educated, they will most likely become good citizens who pay taxes to the government. It all goes around in a big circle. Functionalism is all about stability and productivity for all. Every person in society works for what is best for society as a whole. According to Durkheim, this happens in one of two ways, Mechanical solidarity or organic solidarity. Mechanical solidarity is when people have the same beliefs and also the same types of work. Organic solidarity is when there are varying types of work but people still hold the same values. Robert Merton discussed peoples actions using functionalism using manifest, intentional, and latent functions which are unintentional. The theory of functionalism focuses on the good of society and how it functions as a