Brown was known for structural functionalism, which is stating that society is like an organ with different parts working together. With the organ’s parts working together (such as in a society where people are doing their jobs), it is healthy, meaning that society is healthy and harmonious. Each person in a society has a ‘role(s)’ to play. That is that individual’s personhood. Those individual’s roles can be contributing to the social structure/organization of a society. Structures are arrangements of groups (friends, co-workers, dyads, etc.) but organizations are permanent. Dyads are father and son, or mother and daughter. Through these structures and organizations, societies can
Brown was known for structural functionalism, which is stating that society is like an organ with different parts working together. With the organ’s parts working together (such as in a society where people are doing their jobs), it is healthy, meaning that society is healthy and harmonious. Each person in a society has a ‘role(s)’ to play. That is that individual’s personhood. Those individual’s roles can be contributing to the social structure/organization of a society. Structures are arrangements of groups (friends, co-workers, dyads, etc.) but organizations are permanent. Dyads are father and son, or mother and daughter. Through these structures and organizations, societies can