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FUNCTIONALISTS BELIEVE THAT SOCIETY IS HELD TOGETHER BY THE MAJORITY'S CONSENSUS

FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE

Functionalist so view aspects of society as either functional (helps society run smoother) or dysfunctional (disruptive)

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• Functional: farming, enforcing law, education
• Dysfunctional: crime, jobs which serve only to gain a profit, ignorance.

In addition, functions can be either manifest, or latent

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• Manifest functions are intentional and recognized effects of something.
• A latent function is unintended and unrecognized.