Structural Functionalism as a Heuristic Device

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to argue that structural functionalism as a method for conducting fieldwork and as a format for analysis of ethnographic data remains a powerful model. Because of its mechanical nature, structural functionalism is easily understood by professional educators and useful in solving their problems. As a heuristic device, functionalist theory can provide aid in the solution of a problem that is otherwise incapable of theoretical justification.

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