Religion
Functionalist Perspectives on Religion
The above detailed slideshow covers a range of theoretical perspectives, including functionalism (slides 3 to 11):
After reading through this material and discussing in a ‘think, pair and share’ exercise to clarify any points of uncertainty, ask students to create a table which initially identifies the specific ‘knowledge and understanding’ points of each specific writer. From this, they must attempt to identify the points of comparison and contrast between each writer.
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