The Functionalist Theory perspective stresses
that we choose courses of action based on how we perceive events.
To add, the functionalist perspective is based largely on the works of Herbert
Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons, and Robert Merton. According to
functionalism, society is a
system of interconnected parts that work together in harmony to maintain a
state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole.
