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structural functionalism

a sociological theory arguing that the stability of society is determined by functional institutions and individuals having a specific role
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structural functionalism

Summary

structural functionalism is a sociological methodology[1]. It draws 315 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_methodology category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • structural functionalism is the creator of Auguste Comte[3].
  • structural functionalism's instance of is recorded as sociological methodology[4].
  • structural functionalism's instance of is recorded as sociological theory[5].
  • structural functionalism's subclass of is recorded as sociological methodology[6].
  • structural functionalism's subclass of is recorded as structuralism[7].
  • structural functionalism's opposite of is recorded as social conflict theory[8].
  • structural functionalism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vwmm[9].
  • structural functionalism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Functionalism (social theory)[10].
  • structural functionalism's PSH ID is recorded as 9513[11].
  • structural functionalism's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0251001[12].
  • structural functionalism's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/structural-functionalism[13].
  • structural functionalism's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as structural-functionalism[14].
  • structural functionalism's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 4229060[15].
  • structural functionalism's Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID is recorded as strukturinis-funkcionalizmas[16].
  • structural functionalism's Lex ID is recorded as strukturfunktionalisme[17].
  • structural functionalism's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 211848[18].
  • structural functionalism's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C4229060[19].
  • structural functionalism's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C3017941357[20].
  • structural functionalism's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 84066[21].
  • structural functionalism's TUBITAK Sosyal Bilimler Ansiklopedisi ID is recorded as yapisal_islevselcilik[22].
  • structural functionalism's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as strukturnyi-funktsionalizm-aac478[23].
  • structural functionalism's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as funcionalisme-estructural[24].

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Works and Contributions

structural functionalism is the creator of Auguste Comte[3].

Why It Matters

structural functionalism draws 315 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_methodology category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

Auguste Comte

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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