Assess The Role Of Functionalism In Research

Functionalism, in my opinion, is the roles that each group in a society plays in order for that society to be functional. Each group has specific roles and tasks that help keep society in order. For example, there are schools, jobs, taxes and government. People go to school to better their knowledge and understanding, as well as, prepare themselves for a future job. Once you have a job you are now able to make money, but some of the money is used to pay taxes to the government. The taxes go towards the government to make the country, province, and/or city better than it is. The government would also use some of its taxes to fund schools. This is a cycle of different environments of different people using their skills and material to help the