Structural Functionalism In The United States

Structural Functionalism is “a major sociological perspective that views society as an interdependent system of parts (structures) and purposes (functions) that work together to make a society operate.” Society had center structures and functions like in relations to politics served as structure and it functions was to create social order and control. Other structures like families where a means to know for reproduction while Economic structure meant the distribution of goods and all these parts work together. Having also these these parts working together means they viewed society as a whole and one-part influence another and work in interests of every part of society. This theory follows that idea of perfect harmony to have a stable system the United states would not fall well in this theory. Since their heavy reliance on structures working together considering that the US just had Government such down if we followed this theory there would have been a ripple in other structures. The US has been prone to have several known dysfunctions but of course overtime they been overcome but
Implying that social order is driven and maintain by domination and power over having a general agreement in society or conformity. Also in guidelines of conflict theory those with the wealth and power do what need to do to keep their power which causes there to be conflict between class. Conflict of class is even presented now with issues between the way class are treated in the United States Americans feel that system is more in rich over the poor or between gender inequality. I feel that the US follows more refined conflict theory because of many conflicting groups in America but we are still somewhat