Functionalism in the social sciences : the strength and limits of functionalism in anthropology, economics, political science and sociology

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martindale, Don (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : The American Academy of Political and Social Science , c1965
Series:American Academy of political and Social Science. Monograph v5
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The nature and value of functionalism in anthropology
  • 2. Limits of functionalism and alternatives to it in anthropology
  • 3. The nature and meaning of equilibrium in economic theory
  • 4. Equilibrium theory in economics and functional analysis as types of explanation
  • 5. A proposed structural-functional framework for political science
  • 6. Functionalism in political science
  • 7. The nature and value of functionalism in sociology
  • 8. Limits of and alternatives to functionalism in sociology