Explain how structural functionalism can be critiqued.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Because these structural functionalist theorists adhere to an organismic analogy in which the system always adapts or returns to a level of stability and cohesion, they demonstrate conservatism and a return to unity or regulation; these theories struggle to address high degrees of change within a system or society. The structural functionalists have had the most difficulty in examining how new types of social structures are created or come into existence. Finally, it is important to note that even at the beginning of the 21st century, structural functionalist ideas, which have been slow to acknowledge new and diverse social structures, are profoundly critiqued in discourse about societal, institutional and familial behavior.
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What will be an ideal response?
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