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COMMENT: @MertonRobert1910
Merton suggested that when looking at any social event, sociologists should ask the question, “For whom is this functional?” – By doing this, we’ll do a complete analysis because we’ll consider both manifest and latent functions

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WHAT IS FUNCTIONALISM

Society is relatively stable, which means that things occur in society for a specific function and those functions help maintain stability.

Social institutions such as the family, economy, educational system, and political system are critical for society to function properly.

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COMMENT: @HarrietMartineau1802
Society in America
She points out how these systems favor men who hold the power in society.

She pointed out that some people did not have the same opportunities as others.

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HOWARD BECKER

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SYMBOLIC INTECACTIONISM

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FUNCTIONALISM THEORY

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CONFLICT THEORY