A critical study of the views of functionalists on social differentiation

علوم اجتماعی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

Article 2, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2004   

Document Type: علمی - پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/jss.v0i0.3077

Authors

Abdol Ali DR.Lahsayeezadeh^* ; Bizhan Khajeh Noori

Abstract

Social differentiation is among the important concepts in sociology. The importance of the concept may be understood from its frequent recurrence in the works of the early sociologists including Spencer, Durkheim, Weber and Marx, as well as in the works of later sociologists such as Parsons, Smelser and Luhmann. The idea of segregation is mainly discussed as a key concept in the theories of social change. The purpose of this paper is to critically explore the concept of social segregation as developed by Durkheim, especially in his book Social Division of Labor. The writers also study the theories of social differentiation as developed by more recent sociologists such as Parsons, Smelser and Luhmann.

Keywords: Social differentiation, social division of labor, social changes

Keywords

Social differentiation; social division of labor; social changes

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