FUNCTIONALIST INTERACTIONIST

PERSPECTIVE
MAJOR THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

PERSPECTIVES
❶Also known as structural functionalist approach ❶George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) as founder
❷Develop by Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) & work with Emile of interactionist perspective.
Durkheim, Max Weber and othe European sociologist. ❷Develop in United States.
❸Talcott Parson who is dominated functionalist of perspection in
sociology for over four decades in US.
❹ The main approach in functionalist perspectives which is to CONFLICT
PERSPECTIVE Interactionist perspective refer to
affected of social interaction that
occur everyday in society or social
life.
❶ Views society as composed of conflict or tension in different
Functions and Manifest and Latent
group and interest competing for power & resources.
Dysfunctions Functions
❷ The conflict approach also know as conflict theory become
increasingly since 1960.
Describe to the process or Robert Merton (1968) who Interactionist perspective also
effect of sosial element in identified two types of Karl Marx view that focused on the THE MARXIST VIEW referred as Symbolic interactionist
society. functions which are economic conflict between different perspective.
Manifest and Latent social classes and explotation under
functions.
FUNCTIONS This conflict perspective can be described
Refer to contribute to as power, wealth and status can control
society stability This perspectives is one of the
symbol that create by human or
MANIFEST DIFFERENT VOICE :
W.E.B. Du Bois - one of black people based on their social
Refer to consequences that W.E.B. Du BOIS
intended functions and will sociologist who is struggle to interaction and carry different
DYSFUNCTIONS be recognized. conduct a racially egalitarian
Refer to when it discrupt society.
social stability or social
With knowledge and education, this
system in society.
conflict and prejudice will be resolve.
LATENT Human behavior is influence by
Refer to consequences that Du Bois one of member of NAACP and
try to find solution to involve Black definitions and meanings that they
unconscious or unintended create through symbol interaction in
functions and often hidden people in the society and economics.
society.
some purpose.
But sometimes can be both
functions and dysfunctions FEMINIST
based on situations in social Feminist perspective view focuses on PERSPECTIVE
life. one aspect of gender inequality.
Manifest and latent Interactionism refer to sociological
functions are totally Allied with conflict perspective accordingly
framework or stage that human can
different but sociologist the intersections of sex, gender, sexuality, be live in their own and perfect life.
made an important race, nationality, social class, age and
distinction between this two economic status.
functions.