PPT-Structural Functionalism

IB Anthropology HL Overview Structural Functionalism developed from the British reaction to Evolutionism which was also a school of diffusionism Unlike the school in America which flourished the British school led by WHR Rivers at Cambridge University quickly died out. Summary from last time. “Multiple . Realizability. ”. Mental Multiple . Realizability. The Argument. 1. According to the Identity Theory, the belief (type) that Earth has water on it is identical to a certain brain-state type. Anyone who has a token of this belief type (anyone who believes the Earth has water on it) . Presented . By. P. . Musetha. Lecture 1: An Introduction. BP (Before Psychology). Psychology’s intellectual parents are Philosophy and Physiology. The Birth of Psychology. Wilhelm Wundt . proposed that we should study the mind independent of philosophy and physiology . Part One: Building the Discipline. Evolutionism. AIM: Why did evolutionism fade away?. Evolutionism. Dominate intellectual perspective in the middle of the 19. th. century.. Evolutionism eventually overtaken by historical . Functionalism and the Mind-Body Problem. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Functionalism. We can understand mental states in terms of inputs and outputs. A mental . state. is a . disposition to behave in particular ways and have certain other mental states, given certain inputs from the senses and certain other mental . What we have learned. The failures of dualism, behaviorism, and identity theory were not in vain!. Each failure reveals important features of mental states that any theory ought to be able to handle.. Starter:. In pairs provide definitions for the following . KEY TERMS. . You will peer assess each other’s responses. Patriarchy. Subordination. Capitalism. Glass Ceiling. Bourgeoisie. Proletariat. Structionalist Society. I, Robot. Mind as Software. McGraw-Hill. © 2013 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.. 2.3-. 2. Functionalism. According to . functionalism. , mental states are functional states.. To perform a function is to take a certain input and produce a certain output.. Anth. .). Structuralism (. Anth. .). Cultural Materialism (. Anth. .). Structural-Functionalism (Soc. .). Neo-Marxism (Soc. .). Symbolic Interaction (Soc.). Biological Perspective (Psych. .). Learning Perspective (Psych. th. century???. The Origins of Sociology. Background. Frenchman (1798 -1857). Recognized as Father of Sociology. Expelled from school at an early age. Believed society had to be studied scientifically – using scientific observation. Believed psychology should focus on the . adaptive purposefulness . of mental processes, rather than a static search for the . elements . of mental processes: ‘what is thought for’ rather than ‘what is thought made of’. EPPL 604. Anthropology. Perspective . Albatross Experience. Pay careful attention to what you observe. What is anthropology?. Anthropology is the study of human behavior. It includes four broad fields – cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, physical anthropology and archaeology. . The Role of Theoretical Perspectives. Perception. – the way you interpret the meaning of an image or event. Depends on beliefs, values, what you focus on. Sociolological. theoretical perspective . Basics. Macro-level analysis (big picture). Predominantly European. Classic . theory (1800-1950). Leading Sociologists. Comte, Durkheim, Spencer, Parsons, Merton, Almond & Powell. Optimistic theoretical framework. template sequence identity. Data are from all models from CASP2 andCASP3 (Critical Assessment of Techniques for Protein Structure�) for which 80% of the protein residues are modeled. Eachtarget