Կառուցվածքային ֆունկցիոնալիզմի դրույթները պետականության առաջացման մասին, Principles of Structural Functionalism in Political Genesis, Политогенетические положения структурного функционализма

<jats:p>Structural functionalism was one of the most influential sociological paradigms of the 20th century. At its core is the principle that political, economic, religious, and moral phenomena are functionally interconnected; that is, changes in one of these spheres inevitably lead to transformations in the others. Within this conceptual framework, the emergence of political structures is interpreted as a functional response to systemic needs: as society grows more complex, new mechanisms of regulation become necessary, resulting in the development of political institutions. While this approach made a substantial positive contribution to sociological theory, it was subsequently criticized, particularly for its inadequate explanation of processes of social change and its insufficient analysis of social conflict.</jats:p>