GROUP yourselves into 5.
Show their functions in the
society.
GROUP 1-Family
Group 2-Church
Group 3-School
Group 4-Government
Group 5-Healthcare or hospital
Competency:
Analyze and apply the basic concepts
and principles of the major social
science theories
A. STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
A. STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM
A. Structural Functionalism
- A social science theory that was
created by Emile Durkheim
- A macro theory that looks at
how all structures or institutions
in society work together
A. Structural Functionalism
- Views society as a system
of functional and
interconnected units that
work together
A. Structural Functionalism
- A society is composed of
interrelated units or parts
- Each unit has a specific function
or role to play and its outputs
served as inputs to the other
units.
A. Structural Functionalism
-Sees society as an
arrangement of
interconnected parts that are
incongruity to keep up a
condition of parity and
social equilibrium.
What will happen if one
body system
malfunctioned?
To better understand structural functionalism, the
social structure need to be understood.
Family
Religion
Government/Economic system
Healthcare
Education/school
Culture
Language
Structural functionalism
A.Manifest function
-Thing that are put in place
intentionally to keep society moving
forward.
- Consequences that are intended
and commonly recognized
Manifest
function-to
transmit
knowledge to
the youth
Structural functionalism
B. Latent function
-unintended consequences from
manifest functions.
-often hidden
Latent
function-
formation of
peers and
friends
Functional and
Dysfunctional
Robert K. Merton
Social Dysfunction
-an undesirable
consequence that results
when the structure of a
social system is maladapted
to the functions it is
intended to perform
Elements of society are
functional if they contribute
to social stability and
dysfunctional if they disrupt
social stability.
Social facts must be the
bases of the study in the
society.(morality, beliefs,
values and lifestyle)
Cooperation is important
in a society because its
progress starts with one’s
self.
Parity
-the state of condition of
being equal
Social Equilibrium
-a system is said to be in social
equilibrium when there is a dynamic
working balance among its
interdependent. Each subsystem will
adjust to any change in the other
subsystems and will continue to do so
until an equilibrium is retained
Incongruity
- From the word incongruous
which means not harmonious,
incompatible, not conforming

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