Parsons, Structural Functionalism Moral Education Thought Research

After thirty years long of thinking And Analyze, American Famous contemporarysociologist Anthony Parsons Completed his Grand theoretical system—structural functionalismand became one of the most important sociologists and social thinkers. In recent years, thetheoretical system of parson and the study and explain of its time value has been studied moreand more by academic circles. The achievement of using his theory systematically to Analysissocial phenomena and solve Social issues has been appeared constantly. Systematically organizeand deduce parson’s moral thinking and the study of theoretical inspiration about theconstruction of social moral and moral education in schools appear range trend. Parsons’Structural functionalism Run through Rich and unique moral thinking and moral education. If wewant to fully understand the structural functionalism ideology, to explore the moral Education inwhich it contained is an essential part. Making clear the moral education ideology and deducingits contemporary significance is of great importance to moral building in Society transition andto our theoretical considerations and practice reform of school moral education.Through analysis of the social background and theoretical source of Parsons’ Structuralfunctionalism, the paper elaborate several core viewpoints on behave of Parsons in detail, andbased on the viewpoints, a series of theories contains unique morality about Parsons’ Structuralfunctionalism are further analyzed. His moral thinking mainly include: code of the ethics is themoral premise of the Individual social action; Common values are the base of the Socialintegration and moral education; Moral education is a Cultural system; Socialization lead to theformation of individual moral character. In addition, from the perspective of moral education,this paper explains the limitations and contradictions of parsons’ Social Thought, then analogizedthe revelation for our country’s moral education more objectively and rationally.In the end, according to the morality captains in Parsons’ Structural functionalism ideology,the paper set forward my proposition about Chinese moral education Moral education theory andpractice: from the field of sociology to study the moral education will be contribute to extend thestudy of moral education; play an important reference to the development of study Paradigm;Enrich and improve the moral purpose of education. School as a condensed social systems needto play a very active role in Social integration; teacher as the medium of the moral socialization need to improve their moral character charisma, Emphasis on the construction of moralself-discipline; In the society of value diversity, moral education need to Establish and followCommon values; moral education practice need to pay attention to moral internalization.