Structural Functional Approach PART 2 I Gabriel Almond input output I LyceumwithKSC
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The video explains Almond's Structural Functional Approach, highlighting input functions like Political Socialism and Recruitment, as well as output functions such as Interest Articulation, Aggregation, and Rule Making, Application, and Adjudication. Almond's framework explores how individuals acquire political beliefs, make demands on decision-makers, and participate in the political system's processes through communication, rule creation, enforcement, and conflict resolution.
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- Almond's Structural Functional Approach categorizes political functions into input functions (Political Socialism and Recruitment) and output functions (Interest Articulation, Interest Aggregation, Political Communication, Rule Making, Rule Application, Rule Adjudication).
- The video emphasizes the importance of various functions within the political system, such as how beliefs are transmitted through Political Socialism, the process of converting demands into action in Interest Aggregation, and the role of the judiciary in resolving conflicts through Rule Adjudication.
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Recent questions
What are the input functions in the Structural Functional Approach?
Political Socialism and Recruitment
What is Interest Articulation in political systems?
Making demands on decision makers
What does Rule Adjudication involve in the Structural Functional Approach?
Resolving conflicts within the system
What is the role of Political Communication in the Structural Functional Approach?
Gathering and transmitting information
What is the function of Rule Making in the Structural Functional Approach?
Creating laws
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Structural Functional Approach in Political Systems
- The video discusses the Structural Functional Approach with reference to Almond, being the second part of the topic.
- Almond categorized functions into input and output functions, with Political Socialism and Recruitment being input functions.
- Political Socialism involves individuals acquiring beliefs about their political system, transmitted through agents like family, church, school, etc.
- Recruitment function refers to how citizens are recruited into various roles of the political system.
- Interest Articulation is the process where individuals and groups make demands on political decision makers.
- Interest Aggregation involves converting demands into action, like policies, decisions, etc.
- Political Communication involves gathering and transmitting information, informing people about policies, and receiving public opinion.
- Rule Making is a function of the legislature in creating laws, while Rule Application involves enforcing these laws by officials with administrative capacity.
- Rule Adjudication is the judicial function of resolving conflicts within the system.
