Unit 10: Structural-Functionalism: Durkheim, Parsons, Davis-Moore (Monday, Nov. 11th)

In contrast to the Marxists, the structural functionalists thought that social inequality is inevitable and that society is stable or conflict-free.

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Ed Grabb, "Chapter 4: Durkheim, Social Solidarity, and Social Inequality", and, "Chapter 5, "Structural Functionalism and Social Inequality" in Theories of Social Inequality. 3rd ed. 1996.

Carl Cuneo, "Talcott Parsons: Structural Functionalist", pp. 109-110 in "Chapter 6, "Class Structure and Process", Peter Li and B. Singh Bolaria (eds.), Contemporary Sociology: Critical Perspectives, Toronto: Copp-Clark Pittman, 1993

Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore, "Some Principles of Social Stratification", American Sociological Review. 10 (April), 1945, pp. 242-49.

Questions on Structural Functionalism