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2.1‌‌Structural-Functionalism‌ ‌

Structural-Functionalism‌‌in‌‌Everyday‌‌Life‌ ‌
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Learning‌‌Competencies‌ ‌‌
At‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌this‌‌activity,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌do‌‌the‌‌following:‌ ‌
● Define‌‌structuralism‌‌(HUMSS_DIS‌‌11‌‌-IIIe-f-1).‌ ‌
● Determine‌ ‌manifest‌ ‌and‌ ‌latent‌ ‌functions‌ ‌and‌ ‌dysfunctions‌ ‌of‌ ‌sociocultural‌‌
phenomena‌‌(HUMSS_DIS‌‌11‌‌-IIIe-f-1).‌ ‌
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Recall‌ ‌
Structural-functionalism‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌‌approach‌‌that‌‌views‌‌society‌‌as‌‌a‌‌complex‌‌unit‌‌
or‌ ‌system‌ ‌composed‌ ‌of‌ ‌many‌ ‌parts‌ ‌that‌ ‌work‌ ‌together.‌ ‌This‌ ‌ensures‌ ‌the‌‌
survival‌ ‌and‌ ‌stability‌ ‌of‌ ‌society.‌ ‌Structural-functionalism‌ ‌emphasizes‌ ‌how‌‌
interrelated‌ ‌and‌ ‌interdependent‌ ‌social‌ ‌structures‌ ‌and‌ ‌social‌ ‌institutions‌ ‌are.‌‌
These‌ ‌include‌ ‌the‌ ‌family,‌ ‌school,‌ ‌religion,‌ ‌government,‌ ‌economy,‌ ‌and‌ ‌culture.‌‌
Structural-functionalism‌ ‌also‌ ‌emphasizes‌ ‌that‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌society,‌ ‌there‌ ‌are‌ ‌specific‌‌
social‌‌functions‌‌to‌‌carry‌‌out‌‌to‌‌maintain‌‌solidarity‌‌and‌‌stability.‌‌Emile‌‌Durkheim‌‌
is‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌most‌‌prominent‌‌figures‌‌under‌‌structural-functionalism.‌ ‌
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Since‌‌social‌‌functions‌‌are‌‌at‌‌the‌‌core‌‌of‌‌structural-functionalism,‌‌it‌‌is‌‌important‌‌
to‌ ‌analyze‌ ‌the‌ ‌types‌ ‌of‌ ‌social‌ ‌functions‌ ‌according‌ ‌to‌ ‌sociologist‌ ‌Robert‌ ‌K.‌‌
Merton:‌‌manifest,‌‌latent,‌‌and‌‌social‌‌dysfunction.‌‌Manifest‌‌function‌‌refers‌‌to‌‌the‌‌
recognized‌‌and‌‌intended‌‌consequences‌‌of‌‌an‌‌aspect‌‌of‌‌society.‌‌Latent‌‌function‌‌
‌ refers‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌unrecognized‌ ‌and‌ ‌unintended‌ ‌consequences‌ ‌of‌ ‌an‌ ‌aspect‌ ‌of‌‌

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society.‌‌Social‌‌dysfunction‌‌refers‌‌to‌‌an‌‌element‌‌or‌‌process‌‌of‌‌or‌‌within‌‌a‌‌society‌‌
that‌‌may‌‌disrupt‌‌solidarity‌‌and‌‌stability.‌ ‌
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Structuralism‌‌is‌‌the‌‌study‌‌of‌‌the‌‌underlying‌‌patterns‌‌in‌‌human‌‌behavior,‌‌in‌‌turn‌‌
leading‌ ‌to‌ ‌observable‌ ‌social‌ ‌phenomena.‌ ‌While‌ ‌structuralists‌ ‌and‌‌
structural-functionalists‌ ‌presented‌ ‌different‌ ‌approaches‌ ‌and‌ ‌claims,‌ ‌both‌‌
remained‌ ‌focused‌ ‌on‌ ‌discovering‌ ‌and‌ ‌understanding‌ ‌general‌ ‌patterns‌ ‌or‌‌
principles‌‌and‌‌their‌‌function(s)‌‌in‌‌society.‌‌ ‌

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As‌ ‌a‌ ‌student‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌social‌ ‌sciences,‌ ‌demonstrate‌ ‌how‌ ‌you‌ ‌have‌ ‌used‌‌
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Product‌ structural-functionalism‌‌in‌‌your‌‌everyday‌‌life.‌ ‌ ‌
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For‌ ‌this‌ ‌activity,‌ ‌you‌ ‌must‌ ‌write‌ ‌a‌ ‌two-page‌ ‌paper‌ ‌answering‌ ‌the‌ ‌guide‌ ‌questions‌ ‌below.‌‌
The‌ ‌essay‌ ‌must‌ ‌contain‌ ‌three‌ ‌to‌ ‌five‌ ‌paragraphs‌ ‌with‌‌a‌‌minimum‌‌of‌‌three‌‌sentences‌‌per‌‌
paragraph.‌‌Submit‌‌this‌‌output‌‌digitally‌‌through‌‌the‌‌Quipper‌‌Learn‌‌Platform.‌ ‌
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Guide‌‌Questions:‌ ‌
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1. In‌‌your‌‌own‌‌words,‌‌how‌‌do‌‌you‌‌define‌‌structural-functionalism?‌ ‌
2. What‌‌do‌‌you‌‌think‌‌is‌‌the‌‌most‌‌important‌‌contribution‌‌of‌‌structural-functionalism‌‌to‌‌
the‌‌field‌‌of‌‌social‌‌sciences?‌ ‌
3. Describe‌‌at‌‌least‌‌three‌‌situations‌‌in‌‌your‌‌life‌‌in‌‌which‌‌you‌‌can‌‌apply‌‌the‌‌principles‌‌of‌‌
structural-functionalism.‌ ‌
4. What‌ ‌are‌ ‌some‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌manifest‌ ‌and‌ ‌latent‌ ‌functions‌‌of‌‌social‌‌institutions‌‌(e.g.,‌‌the‌‌
family,‌‌school,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌government)‌‌in‌‌your‌‌life?‌‌Explain‌‌your‌‌answer.‌ ‌
5. In‌ ‌relation‌ ‌to‌ ‌question‌ ‌no.‌ ‌3,‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌think‌ ‌that‌ ‌the‌ ‌concept‌ ‌of‌ ‌social‌ ‌dysfunction‌‌
applies‌‌to‌‌the‌‌social‌‌institutions‌‌or‌‌phenomena‌‌you‌‌encounter?‌‌Why‌‌or‌‌why‌‌not?‌ ‌

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Lesson‌2
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Suggested‌‌Rubric‌‌for‌‌Grading‌ ‌
The‌ ‌rubric‌ ‌below‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌suggested‌ ‌one.‌ ‌Your‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌may‌ ‌modify‌ ‌it‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌ ‌needs.‌‌
Consult‌‌your‌‌teacher‌‌for‌‌the‌‌final‌‌rubric.‌‌ ‌
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Performance‌L
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Suggested‌‌
Criteria‌ ‌ 1‌ ‌ 2‌ ‌ 3‌ ‌ Score‌ ‌
Weight‌ ‌
Beginning‌‌ Proficient‌ ‌ Advanced‌‌
Proficiency‌ ‌ Proficiency‌ ‌

The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌ The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌ The‌‌use‌‌of‌‌

Application‌‌of‌‌ ‌
the‌‌concept‌ ‌ structural-functionalism‌‌ structural-functionalism‌‌ structural-functionalism‌‌
in‌‌the‌‌example(s)‌‌was‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌example(s)‌‌was‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌example(s)‌‌was‌‌ ×‌‌3‌ ‌
unclear.‌ ‌ quite‌‌clear.‌ ‌ clear.‌ ‌

The‌‌example(s)‌‌depicted‌‌ The‌‌example(s)‌‌depicted‌‌ The‌‌example(s)‌‌depicted‌‌

Demonstration‌‌ ‌
of‌‌relevance‌ ‌ in‌‌the‌‌essay‌‌barely‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌essay‌‌showed‌‌ in‌‌the‌‌essay‌‌successfully‌‌
related‌‌to‌ ‌real-life‌‌ some‌‌relevance‌‌to‌‌ showed‌‌their‌‌relevance‌‌ ×‌‌2‌ ‌
scenarios.‌ real-life‌‌scenarios.‌ ‌ to‌‌real-life‌‌scenarios.‌‌ ‌

The‌‌ideas‌‌were‌‌ The‌‌ideas‌‌were‌‌coherent,‌‌ The‌‌ideas‌‌were‌‌coherent‌

Coherence‌‌of‌‌ ‌
ideas‌ ‌ incoherent‌‌and‌‌the‌‌ but‌‌the‌‌overall‌‌message‌‌ and‌‌contributed‌‌to‌‌
overall‌‌message‌‌was‌‌not‌‌ was‌‌quite‌‌clear.‌ ‌ formulating‌‌a‌‌whole‌‌ ×‌‌1‌ ‌
clear.‌ ‌ message.‌ ‌

Total‌‌Possible‌‌Score‌ ‌ 18‌ ‌ ‌
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Lesson‌2
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