A set of flash cards for unit four of Functionalism covering Talcott Parsons, Merton's internal critique and external criticisms of Functionalism.
Close
How is social order achieved?
What is value consensus?
How are individuals integrated?
What are the different types of socialisation?
What are some of the different parts of the social system?
Why are they useful?
What is the AGIL model?
Which two are instrumental and why?
Which two are expressive and why?
Why is the AGIL model useful?
What are the features of traditional society?
What are the features of modern society?
How have we moved from traditional to modern society?
Why is this useful?
Why does Merton criticise Parsons?
What's another criticism from Merton?
What does Merton contribute to functionalism?
What's a post modernist criticism?
What's a criticism from action theorists?
What's a logical criticism?
What's a criticism from Marxists?
