Functionalism_Civil Religion
Robert Bellah: Civil Religion Durkheim’s interpretation of religion’s traditional function – to bind together members of a society by encouraging awareness of their common [...]
Criticisms of the functionalist approach
General Criticisms of the Functionalist Approach As we can see (it’s rather blindingly obvious), the functionalist perspective presents a rather positive picture when dissecting the [...]
Functionalism_Bronislaw Malinowski
Bronislaw Malinowski Like Durkheim, Malinowski (1954) uses data from small-scale non-literate societies to develop his thesis on religion. Many of his examples are drawn from [...]
Functionalism_Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons Religion and value consensus Talcott Parsons (1937, 1964, 1965a) argued that human action is directed and controlled by norms provided by the social [...]
DURKHEIM_Religion
Religion — a functionalist perspective (Great YouTube Clip below that goes through Durkheim’s Perspective on Religion). The functionalist perspective examines religion [...]