The Sociological Perspective

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January 23, 2011

 

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Also, this perspective distinguishes between the different types of functions. It defines manifest functions as open, stated, conscious functions; and latent functions as unconscious, or unintended functions (Schaefer 14). Not all aspects of a society contribute to its stability at all times though. Functionalists define this as a dysfunction, or an element of society that may actually disrupt a social system (Schaefer 14)...
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Not all aspects of a society contribute to its stability at all times though. Functionalists define this as a dysfunction, or an element of society that may actually disrupt a social system (Schaefer 14). Functionalists also view society as objective and orderly, assuming that behavior is concrete and tangible and that society has a real systematic existence (Putnam 194)...
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