SOCIOL 3P03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Talcott Parsons, Robert K. Merton, Pitirim Sorokin

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 3P03
• Professor: Iga Mergler

Document Summary

A sociological theory that was developed in the u. s. a during the early 20th century. Concerned with analyzing the structures of society as well as the functions of these structures. Influence of emile durkheim: talcott parsons & robert k. merton, kingsley davis & wilbert moore. Society is like an organism all of the parts must work together for the: organic solidarity characterized by inter-dependence in modern. Key theorists (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:886)(cid:882)"s & (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:887)(cid:882)"s dominant theory in sociology during the (cid:886)(cid:882)"s & (cid:887)(cid:882)"s: (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:887)(cid:882)"s a conservative decade. Mounting criticisms in the (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:888)(cid:882)"s connected to structural functionalism: (cid:888)(cid:882)"s a radical decade. Social conflict concerns about sexism, racism, war. Emergence of various social movements civil rights: (cid:889)(cid:882)"s sociologists moved beyond structural functionalism. Structural functionalism is now largely of historical significance. Structural functionalism with its focus on maintenance of the way it is certainly fits well with a conservative decade order was very out of place for the times feminism, peace movement.