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State the tenets of the structural functionalism theory

State the tenets of the structural functionalism theory

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Moraa
1.The human society is like an organism and is organized into organs known as social institutions which include 2.Education, Religion, Family, politics, Economy.
3.Each social Institution is structured differently from others
4.Each social institution is supposed to carry out a specialized and different function in society
5.All the social institutions are interrelated, interconnected and interdependent and function to maintain the whole
6.Because of being interrelated, interconnected and interdependent one institution can affect the others and hence the whole. Similarly the whole can affect one or all the social institutions
7.Societies maintain order by recognizing and obeying a legitimate authority
Moraa orina answered the question on August 15, 2018 at 17:19

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