FUNCTIONALISM⚫ Structural-Functionalism sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability⚫ Most structural functionalists use a biological analogy,seeing society as an organism similar to human body.⚫ The main task of a sociologist is to identify the parts or structures in society and their functions to maintain stability of the society.⚫ Robert Merton pointed out that any social structure probably has many functions