AN101 Lecture Notes - Evolutionism
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British theory of the beginning of the xx. Classify different types of society without judgment (evolved or not evolved) Functionalism a position that explores how a particular social form functions from day-to-day in order to reproduce the traditional structure of the society. Function of social practices: to fulfill basic social, biological, and psychological needs. Stating that cultural practices satisfy human biological and psychological needs: does not explain why human beings have different cultural answers to these needs. Normative aspects: impose social values, bound people together, allows social continuity.
