Look up: functionalism

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   Functionalism
   A theoretical perspective based on the notion that social events can best be explained in terms of the functions they perform – that is, the contributions they make to the continuity of a society – and on a view of society as a complex system whose various parts work in a relationship to each other in a way that needs to be understood.
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   functionalism
   [n] - a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment 2. [n] - any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
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   Functionalism
   In architecture and design, the principle of excluding everything that serves no practical purpose. Central to 20th-century modernism, the Functionalist ethic developed as a reaction against the...
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   Functionalism
   is an approach to explaining social phenomena in terms of their contribution to a social totality. Thus, for example, crime is explained as necessary for marking the boundary of acceptable behaviour, reinforcing social order. Prominent functionalists include Durkheim and Parsons.
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   Functionalism
   Austere, early 20thC design movement based on the premise that 'form follows function'. The movement's ideas were best expressed in the book Ornament and Crime (1908), by architect Adolf Loos (1870-1933). Functionalism's impact on industrial design was particularly effected through the bauhaus school.
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   functionalism
   A branch of psychology concerned with the function of mental processes in man and animals, especially the role of the mind, intellect, emotions, and behaviour in an individual's adaptation to the environment. ... Compare: structuralism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   functionalism
   noun a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
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   Functionalism
   `Functionalism` may refer to: * Functionalism (architecture) * Functionalism (philosophy of mind) * Functionalism versus intentionalism (Holocaust history) * Functionalism (cognitive science) In `social sciences`: * Functionalism (sociology), or Structural functionalism * Functional psychology * Functionalism in international relations * Functional grammar (linguistics)
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   Functionalism
   in architecture, the doctrine that the form of a building should be determined by practical considerations such as use, material, and structure, as ... [5 related articles]
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    functionalism
    in linguistics, the approach to language study that is concerned with the functions performed by language, primarily in terms of cognition (relating ... [1 related articles]
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    functionalism
    in social sciences, theory based on the premise that all aspects of a society—institutions, roles, norms, etc.—serve a purpose and that all are ... [11 related articles]
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    functionalism
    in psychology, a broad school of thought originating in the U.S. during the late 19th century that attempted to counter the German school of ... [1 related articles]
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    functionalism
    functionalism 1. Belief that the intended function of something should determine its design, construction, and choice of materials, or a 20th-century design movement based on this. 2. Any philosophy or system that gives practical and utilitarian concerns priority over aesthetic concerns. 3. Any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose. 4. The analysis and e...
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    functionalism
    functionalism, in anthropology and sociology, a theory stressing the importance of interdependence among all behavior patterns and institutions within a social system to its long-term survival. It was supported by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in the late 19th cent., a reaction against the ...
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    functionalism
    functionalism, in art and architecture, an aesthetic doctrine developed in the early 20th cent. out of Louis Henry Sullivan's aphorism that form ever follows function. Functionalist architects and artists design utilitarian structures in which the interior program dictates the outward form, without ...
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    Functionalism
    See Functional Psychology.
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