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Social Science
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Structural - Functionalism and
its Importance in Examining
Socio - Cultural, Economic, and
Political Condition
Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences – Grade 11
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Quarter 1 – Module 5: Structural - Functionalism and its Importance in
Examining Socio - Cultural, Economic, and Political Condition
First Edition, 2020
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What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you master the Concepts and Principles of the Major Social Science Theories.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of
students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond
with the textbook you are now using.
What I Know
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
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4. This occurs when an individual has the means and desire to achieve the
cultural goals socialized into him.
a. Conformity b. Rebellion c. Retreatism d. Ritualism
5. It occurs when an individual continues to do things as prescribed by society
but forfeits the achievement of the goals.
a. Conformity b. Rebellion c. Retreatism d. Ritualism
6. It involves the rejection of both the culturally prescribed goals as well as the
conventional means of attaining them.
a. Conformity b. Rebellion c. Retreatism d. Ritualism
7. A combination of the rejection of societal goals and means and a substitution
of other goals and means.
a. Conformity b. Rebellion c. Retreatism d. Ritualism
8. It refers to the innate qualities of individuals.
a. Achievement Orientation c. Ascription Orientation
b. Affective Neutrality d. Diffuseness
9. When role obligations are extended outside the defined role - expectations.
a. Achievement Orientation c. Ascription Orientation
b. Affective Neutrality d. Diffuseness
10. Places an importance on the performance and emphasizes individual
achievement.
c. Achievement Orientation c. Ascription Orientation
d. Affective Neutrality d. Diffuseness
For items 11 – 15, give the level of Pattern Variables of Role-definition below.
a. First b. Second c. Third d. Fourth e. Fifth
11. Universalism vs. Particularism
12. Specificity vs. Diffuseness
13. Achievement vs. Ascription
14. Affectivity vs. Affective Neutrality
15. Self-orientation vs. Collectivity orientation
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What’s In
Direction: Give at least two (2) concepts and principles of each social science
theories. Write the concepts in the leaves and the principles in the
petals. Use a separate bond paper for this activity.
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What’s New
Direction: Fill out the chart below with the information about the socio -
cultural, economics, and political condition of the structural
functionalism. Use a separate bond paper for this activity.
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What is It
Take a step back and think of your hometown's government. Unless you
live in a very small town, chances are that the local doctor is also the local
policeman. In fact, there are plenty of municipal services that make up the
small town. Each part of the government contributes something different. After
all, you wouldn't want the local dogcatcher to be too busy fighting fires to keep
stray dogs out of your garbage.
First, let's look at the history of structural functionalism. During the 19th
century, the world was becoming a much smaller space. Trains and steamships
had linked the world in a way no one had thought possible. While many
Europeans were starting to think of themselves as superior, due to their more
'advanced' culture, a French philosopher, named Emile Durkheim, noticed this
and started to think that society was made up of building blocks that were
focused towards a common goal. If people stopped agreeing on those common
goals, then society would disintegrate. However, as long as most people agreed,
society would be fine.
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In structural functionalism, individual institutions work together in
service of the whole.
This all neglects that groups can have different starting points and
different motivations. For a two-person dog catching team, an extra $50,000 in
funding is a big deal, while for a forty-person police department, it is relatively
minor. To put that into real world terms, structural functionalism assumed that
all of society's groups are always equal, which is simply not the case. Just turn
on the news or watch any political debate and you'll see that many groups of
society are anything but equal.
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Structural-functionalism assumes that a bounded (nation-state) system exists,
and studies structures in terms of their function(s) within the system.
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For analytical purposes the political system is considered to be the
nation-state, and the environment is composed of the interactions of economic,
social, and political variables and events, both domestic and external.
The idea is that there are a number of actors in the national political
system (political parties, bureaucracies, the military, etc.) and that the actions
of all these actors affect each other as well as the system.
A problem which arises with this system-based model is that the nation-
state's boundaries are often permeable in the real world, rather than being the
neatly bounded nation-state conceptualized by structural functionalists.
For example, some international actors are only intermittent, such as the
U.S. when it intervenes directly in Haitian or Panamanian politics. Should U.S.
military forces be considered a part of the Panamanian or Haitian political
systems?
The parts of society that Spencer referred to were the social institutions,
or patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused on meeting social needs, such as
government, education, family, healthcare, religion, and the economy.
Behaviors Concepts
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Rebellion A combination of the rejection of societal goals and
means and a substitution of other goals and means.
Pattern Variables of
Concepts
Role-definition
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accommodate that change by changing as well, though the ultimate effect is to
slow overall change.
Below is a chart depicting how deviance is functional for society and how
society responds to deviance. A "deviant" individual commits an act that is
deemed by the rest of society as criminal, because it leads to public outrage and
punishments. Because a large portion of society respond to the action as
though it is deviant, this draws a boundary between what is and is not deviant.
Thus, deviance actually helps to indicate what is not deviant, or, the function of
labelling behaviors or ideas as deviance is to insure that most people do not
engage in those behaviors.
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What’s More
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B. Directions: Fill each box with the correct letter to form the correct answer. Do
it in a separate sheet of paper.
1. An approach in sociology that views society as a complex system whose parts
work together to promote solidarity and stability.
2. A French philosopher noticed and started to think that society was made up
of building blocks that were focused towards a common goal.
5. Involves the rejection of both the culturally prescribed goals as well as the
conventional means of attaining them.
6. Occurs when an individual has the means and desire to achieve the cultural
goals socialised into him.
10. When role obligations are extended outside the defined role - expectations.
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C. Direction: You are given a chance to write a letter addressed to the President
of the Philippines. What would you tell him about the structure of
our political condition and government as we face this crisis? Use
a separate sheet of paper.
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Sincerely,
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__________________5. The parts of society that Parson referred to were the social
institutions, or patterns of beliefs and behaviors focused
on meeting social needs.
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E. Direction: Make your own conceptual diagram of Structural Functionalism
based on your personal experiences in our culture, economics, and
politics. Do this in a separate sheet of paper.
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What I Have Learned
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What I Can Do
Directions: List down at least three (3) functional duties of government officials
and citizens in terms of culture, economics, and politics during the
COVID- 19 pandemic. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.
Government/ Citizen
Structural - Functionalism
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Assessment
B. Direction: Answer the question below with at least in five sentences. Do this
on a separate sheet of paper.
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Additional Activities
Directions: Identify at least three (3) different persons in your community and
write about their responsibilities in their chosen fields. Write/print
their response on a separate sheet of paper.
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Answer Key
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