grand theories: an attempt to explain large-scale relationships and answer fundamental questions such as why societies form and why they change
hypothesis: a testable proposition
macro-level theories: a wide-scale view of the role of social structures within a society
micro-level theories: the study of specific relationships between individuals or small groups
paradigms: philosophical and theoretical frameworks used within a discipline to formulate theories, generalizations, and the experiments performed in support of them
theory: a proposed explanation about social interactions or society
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Structural-Functional Theory
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Summarize the structural-functional theory
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Sociological Paradigm #1: Structural-functional theory
Figure 1. Functionalism emphasizes how various social institutions work together to meet the needs of a society.
