• Beliefs and attitudes based on the assumption that the culture, belief system and worldview of one group is superior to other groups/ cultures.
• Viewing, judging and evaluating others on the basis of one’s own culture.
• Assuming that one’s own culture is the most correct and valid way in which to live.
• The social arrangements of one group are used as a reference point (and yardstick) by which to measure the alleged inferiority of other cultures.
Functionalist and assimilation
Functionalism emphasizes the consensus and order that exist in society, focusing on social stability and shared public values. From this perspective, disorganization in the system, such as deviant behaviour, leads to change because societal components …show more content…
Supported by the state governments in collaboration with missionaries. The ultimate intent of this policy was the destruction of Aboriginal society. Aboriginal people were supposed to abandon their community ties, languages and cultural connections. Assimilation policies meant a denial of Aboriginality. (A policy that would render Aboriginal people invisible). Assimilation policies absolved governments from addressing social, economic and political inequalities. Assimilation policies presented the issue as an ‘Aboriginal problem’ and not a problem of institutional racism, and a denial of basic rights. This was based on the idea of cultural …show more content…
Define Functionalism a school in sociology that understand the social relations in terms of the functions jobs, roles people play in society or economic system. In order to people be inserted and productive in an economic system the induvial and cultural differences need to disappear or a constant conflict of communication and interaction and failure to achieve meaningful interaction will jeopardize the very existence of the social system. In that order a subculture need to assimilate come to a transition or assimilation of the values of the dominant culture and slowly forget and relegate its own values to facilitate interactions.
In the process, the children become law-abiding, taxpaying citizens, who in turn support the state. If all goes well, the parts of society produce order, stability, and productivity. If all does not go well, the parts of society then must adapt to recapture a new order, stability, and productivity.
Functionalism emphasizes the consensus and order that exist in society, focusing on social stability and shared public values. From this perspective, disorganization in the system, such as deviant behaviour, leads to change because societal components must adjust to achieve stability. When one part of the system is not working or is dysfunctional, it affects all other parts and creates social problems, which leads to social