KnowraStructural functionalismLinked fromLinked fromThe 29 pages that link to Structural functionalism, each with the reason it gives.All 29Broader topic 2Related 5Narrower topic 3Compared with 19Social anthropologyRelated: It was influential in social anthropology but later challenged for underplaying change and conflict.The NuerRelated: Evans-Pritchard’s analysis treats Nuer institutions as parts of a political structure.Social theoryRelated: It treats patterned interdependence as a source of social stability.Sociological theoryRelated: It treats institutions as interdependent parts that help maintain social order.History of sociologyRelated: It systematized the search for how institutions sustain social order, especially in mid-century sociology.