For this assignment, please choose a formal institution (preferably one that interests you; excluding Marriage, School, and Prison), and analyze it from a functionalist perspective. Specifically, the paper should do the following:
1) Explain why the social institution you are writing about exists (i.e. identify and explain its MANIFEST FUNCTION, or what it was designed to do FOR SOCIETY);
2) Identify, explain, and discuss at least TWO of its LATENT FUNCTIONS or any unintended outcomes it might produce in SOCIETY;
3) Explain the concept ANOMIE. Discuss why it is important and provide an example of your institution in a state of ANOMIE; AND
4) Finally, discuss what you think about Durkheim’s theory. Does it offer an insightful way of thinking about the institution you are writing about? Why or why not?. Please be sure to defend your arguments – i.e. explain why you think what you think about Durkheim’s work.
Please note: A well-crafted essay will do more than just list manifest and latent functions, rather it will IDENTIFY and EXPLAIN each concept and discuss HOW that particular institution fulfills its functions and BENEFITS THE LIFE AND HEALTH OF ALL OF SOCIETY, NOT JUST INDIVIDUALS.
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