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Structural functional theory3/18/2024 ![]() So this is where human beings are behaving the same way, and it's saying relatively. A social structure is any repeated and routine-like pattern of social interaction or behavior. There's social structure and social function. Now, there are two key components to understanding the structural-functional approach. Now, the structural-functional approach would argue that even these things that we would label as bad are still part of this machine, and really exist to help make sure that society continues to run. Now, what I mean by even bad things is that there are things in society that we maybe don't want at all, or we don't want very much of, like crime or poverty or homelessness. And all those different parts of the car are just parts of society, and all work together to help make sure society runs. Now, sociology with this structural-functional function approach sees society as something like that car. So the wheels, the drive shaft, the engine, the exhaust- all those things work together to make sure this car can run. All these parts work together to make sure that the car runs. Now, even bad things are considered part of this machine and are simply helping the machine to go. So society is this machine, and all the different parts are working together to make sure that society continues to run. The structural-functional approach really sees society as a complex system with many independent parts that work together to maintain itself. As always, don't be afraid to pause, stop, rewind, or even fast forward to make sure get the most out of this tutorial. Welcome to this episode of Sociology- Studies of Society today's lesson is on structural-functional approach.
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