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Structural Functionalism
A framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.
Manifest Functions
Recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern.
Latent Functions
Unrecognized and unintended consequences of any social pattern.
Talcott Parsons
A sociologist who viewed society as a system with four basic functional prerequisites: Adaption, Goal Attainment, Integration, and Pattern Maintenance.
Robert Merton
A sociologist who contributed to the understanding of society as an organism with various parts, each serving functions related to the overall system.
Émile Durkheim
Considered the father of Structural Functionalism.
Institutions
Humanly devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior, characterized by persistence and continuity.
Organic Solidarity
A form of social order based around an acceptance of economic and social differences.
Mechanical Solidarity
A form of social order based around homogeneity and collective consciousness.
