Home›Structural-Functionalist Theory›Disciplinary Home›SociologyBrowse BySociologyFactsSociologySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary DisciplineWell-attestedSociology 1SociologyFilter Results7 entriesOrigin EraAll1887 (1)1893 (3)1920 (1)1991 (1)Developed ByAllBronislaw Malinowski (1)Emile Durkheim (3)Erving Goffman (1)Ferdinand Tonnies (1)John W. Meyer (1)Paul DiMaggio (1)Walter W. Powell (1)Level of AnalysisAllMacro (1)Core QuestionAllOrder (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7AnomieSociologyGemeinschaft and GesellschaftSociologyInstitutional logicSociologyInstitutional theorySociologyMechanical and Organic SolidaritySociologyRole TheorySociologyStructural FunctionalismSociologySources1. Wikipedia: Structural functionalismtier 2WikipediaStructural functionalism, lead sectionQuote, Structural functionalism, lead sectionStructural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability".View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.