SOCIOL 2S06 Chapter Notes -Ritualism In The Church Of England, American Sociological Association, Talcott Parsons

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 2S06
• Professor: David Young

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Short summary of one of the structural functionalist theorists, and then come to my office hours to talk about what you have written. I"m looking to see you write about their biography, their theory itself, and its relevance. Sf: analysis of the structure of the social system (society) and its subsystems (social institutions and structures), and their functional relevance in maintaining society, social order, or system equilibrium. Sf was dominant in the 1940"s and 50"s due to the conservative period social order and maintaining society exactly the way it is. He graduated from temple university in 1931 where he studied sociology. While at harvard he met a junior professor named talcott parsons who he decided to work with. In 1938 he became a professor at tulane university and then in 1941 he started teaching at columbia university. There he pioneered studies of mass media and public opinion.