Dysfunctions of a noble award

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Boy (left) has won the beMobile Premier League Player of the Month twice

Under the functionalist sociological theory, everything works like clock or even faster. All concepts function normally and the society is viewed as remaining generally stable. Critics are however quick to point out what the proponents of this theory overlooked; dysfunctions.

Functionalists assume that the news media is meant to inform, entertain and educate; they ignore the vital fact that the same platform can misinform, bore or worse still, not even reach its intended target.

When the beMOBILE Player of the Month award was launched at the beginning of the current soccer season, the idea appeared noble. It was meant to galvanise players and propel them to new levels of performance.

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Dysfunctions of a noble award

Under the functionalist sociological theory, everything works like clock or even faster. All concepts function normally and the society is viewed as remaining generally stable. Critics are however quick to point out what the proponents of this theory overlooked; dysfunctions.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

Selefu

Civil Society threatens court action over constitution amendment

Fans urged to fill up stadium

Coaches take jabs ahead of derby

A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

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