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Contemporary Grand Theories

Instructor: T Esguerra
Horizontales
________ differentiation is the division of parts of the system on the basis of the need to fulfill identical functions over and over.
________ ________ is the second of Parson's functional imperatives involving the need for a system to define and achieve its primary goals.
_________ to Merton, a situation in which there is a serious disconnection between social structure and culture; between structurally created abilities of people to act in accord with cultural norms and goals and the norms and goals themselves.
The second aspect of Parson's fourth functional imperative involving the need to furnish, maintain, and renew the cultural patterns that create and sustain individual motivation.
A sociological theory that focuses on the structures of society and their functional significance (positive or negative consequences) for other structures.
The idea that systems are self-making or, more broadly, self-organizing.
The Parsonsian action system responsible for performing the goal-attainment function by defining system goals and mobilizing resources to attain them.
_____-_______ to Parsons, are drives that are shaped by the social setting.
Verticales
_______ ________ is a variety of structural functionalism that focuses on the large-scale social structures and institutions of society, their interrelationships, and their constraining effects on actors.
________ are concerns, usually shared by groups of people.
The ______ ______, to Parsons is the subsystem of society that handles the pattern maintenance and latency function by transmitting culture (norms and values) to actors and seeing to it that it is internalized by them.
Consequences that can be observed and that help a particular system adapt or adjust are called ___________.
_____ ______ are positive consequences that are brought about consciously and purposely.
______-_____ ________ seek a middle ground between trying to explain the entirety of the social world and a very minute portion of that world.
One of Parson's four functional imperatives. A system must adjust to its environment and adjust the environment to its needs. More specifically, a system must cope with external situational dangers and contingencies.
_______ is one aspect of Parson's fourth functional imperative involving the need for a system to furnish, maintain, and renew the motivation of individuals.
In society, patterned social interaction and persistent social relationships are called __________.
This is the third of Parson's functional imperatives, this one requiring that a system seek to regulate the interrelationship of its component parts. Integration also involves the management of the relationship among the other three functional imperatives (AGL).
A ______ _____- is a number of individuals who occupy positions that have the same role interests.