functionalism

Word family

func·tion·al·is·m /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/ noun [uncountableU]

USEFULthe idea that the most important thing about a building, piece of furniture etc is that it is useful 功能主义；实用主义

—functionalist noun [countableC]

—functionalist adjectiveadj

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functionalism• Mannheim's ideas will now be applied to two of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology: Marxism and functionalism.• One of Durkheim's main legacies is the sociological tradition known as functionalism.• This will involve a brief discussion of the approach known in contemporary philosophy as functionalism.• As earthbound concrete replaced shimmering glass, so crude functionalism was to supplant soaring aspiration.• Its functionalism was at least tempered by a grand conception of space.• Unfortunately, much of the drab utilitarianism of urban existence has come to be associated with the design philosophy of functionalism.• Even at this moment of patriotic and quasi-mystical emotion, rationalized functionalism is expressed.

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functionalism

Specific theories and beliefs: atheism, authoritarianism, behaviorism...