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    But if computers can think the obvious question that fallows is do they have minds? Functionalism is today’s dominant mind theory. Functionalism theory argues that having a mind does not require having a brain. Mental states can also happen in other substances. ( 355 ). So mental states can be realized by c-fibers in humans or a silicon chip in computers. And for this reason we define mental states by their functions (355), for example pain surfs as a function to warn creatures that physical…

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    conditions, and religious and political ideals” (Siegal et al., 2016, p. 422). That is to say that the punishment of criminals has been around for a very long time. Similarly, the way we deal with those who commit crimes has changed significantly. Functionalism plays into how our society as a whole deals with crime and punishment. The primary function of punishment is to deter offenders from committing other crimes, while keeping the public safe from violent offenders. In this case, the six…

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    Functionalism is the belief that society is a system of interrelated parts in which everything and everybody plays a crucial function. This explains the need “for a social system to exist” as well as “social institutions to satisfy those needs” (Hunter and McClelland 2013:34). The main purpose of functionalism is to create a society with stability, homeostasis and harmony; people must work together to maintain…

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    Functionalism The functionalism, is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology. It has been rooted in the works of Emile Durkheim, and further developed by Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton. Emile Durkheim argued in his work The division of Labor in Society (1893), that the broad structures (values, norms, and belief systems) and institutions (economy, politics, education, religion, and family) of society work together to maintain the stability of society and keep it functioning…

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    to pick which theory to theoretically apply it to. However, the functionalist theory caught my eye the most. According to our textbooks, “functionalism is the theory that various social institutions and processes in society exist to serve some important functions to keep society running.” Functionalism is prominent throughout the film. The idea of functionalism is really brought to our attention during the cafeteria screen when they’re discussing the cliques. The dominant clique the “Plastics”…

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    Functionalism itself is described as the philosophy of the mind which contains different properties of both behaviorism and identity theory. The main idea of functionalism is that the different mental states that we have as humans; emotions, beliefs, successes, are what they are due to what they do in our bodies. An example that is used to mirror functionalism is the computer metaphor. This metaphor is where the mind represents a type of computer software which is located inside of our brain and…

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    a. The main discussion points of the essay were racism and medical opinion, the origins of the experiment, selecting the subjects, the HEW final report, Claude Bernard on human experimentation (1865) and from the HEW final report (1973). b. The results and consequences of the study were ethically wrong. This study tricked black individuals into participating in a bad experiment by being offered free health care. The results are not good because the poor individuals that were involved in the…

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    Abstract Charles Darwin had a major influence on the idea of functionalism. His theory of evolution by natural selection was the key component of sparking functionalism. Functionalism was an idea brought to the United States created in opposition of structuralism. John Dewey and James Rowland Angell were the most prominent advocates for functionalism. The writings of these great thinkers of the functionalism movement were both influenced by Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.…

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    “For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do us part”. These traditional wedding vows seem to have less and less of a meaning as time goes on and as divorce rates increase. “Slightly more than forty percent of contemporary first marriages are likely to end in divorce” (Wilcox). Divorce is a social problem that affects many and does not seem to be slowing down. Wilcox talks about how due to men and women 's faith in marriage being shaken because of the…

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    The way a functionalist sees the world is a different group of people with different backgrounds and all that work together in a harmonious state keeping society in balance. The major theorist of this perspective is Durkheim who came to the idea that social institutions are the ones who keep society going as it is. In this perspective is assumed that social institutions are fair and that any problem society faces it would be overcome and the balance will always be restored. Now looking at what…

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