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functionalism
noun(func-tion-al-ism)a late 19th century to early 20th century American school of psychology concerned especially with how the mind functions to adapt the individual to the environment
functionalism
noun(func-tion-al-ism)a philosophy of design (as in architecture) holding that form should be adapted to use, material, and structure
functionalism
noun(func-tion-al-ism)a theory that stresses the interdependence of the patterns and institutions of a society and their interaction in maintaining cultural and social unity