Modernism is a philosophical
movement that, along with cultural
trends and changes, arose from
wide-scale and far-reaching
transformations in Western society
during the late 19th and early 20th
centuries.
Emile Durkeim.
George Herbert Mead.
Industrialisation.
British Industrialisation in the
Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth
Century. During the late eighteenth
and early nineteenth centuries the
growth of manufacturing industry
transformed some regions of England,
Wales and Scotland, economically,
socially and culturally. Many other
areas, however, were hardly touched.
Social Order.
The term social order can be used
in two senses. In the first sense, it
refers to a particular set or system
of linked social structures,
institutions, relations, customs,
values and practices, which
conserve, maintain and enforce
certain patterns of relating and
behaving.
Generalise.
Macro Approach.
Large scale.
A positive
theory to ease
confusion due
to social change
after
industrialisation.
First every
sociology
theory.
Structural Theory.
Structural functionalism,
or simply functionalism,
is a framework for
building theory that sees
society as a complex
system whose parts work
together to promote
solidarity and stability.
Society
shapes
the
individual.
Value Consensus.
Functionalists believe that without collective
conscience/ shared values and beliefs, achieving social
order is impossible and social order is crucial for the
well-being of society. They believe that value
consensus forms the basic integrating principle in
society.
Specialised Division Of Labour.
Every individual
is filtered in
status that suits
their ability.