Communication Theory: Structuralism vs. Functionalism

It is very common in our country to have problems with such issues pertaining to agreement of both parties, specifically – the ruler and the peoples underlie by the rules. Maybe, it is partly because of too much abusiveness we Filipinos suffered from the long termed and constant dictatorship and colonization which made us what we Filipinos are most commonly known about, “rebellious”, which became the fitted term rather than democratic. Maybe we should anticipate more, the general causes of these problems to fully fathom and assemble possible solutions.

Structuralism is concerned with language as a system of interrelated structures, thus, it deals with human cognition and behavior which is based on how one was raised and the place and culture that adds up to the blend of how one was thinking. In accordance to that is about up to these days hot issue which makes government peoples tremble in insanity and turns their head upside down in thinking, the “same sex marriage” issue. Structurarily speaking, it is because of our country’s strong religious format, why most of us don’t agree with it. We are deep buried under the philosophical stance that a man must be married with the opposite sex or else it is breaking not merely the law of the “physical” authority which is the “government”, but the law of “general and spiritual” authority which is that of God’s (which is written on the bible).

However, because Functionality, concerns with the determination of ones function, so, functionally speaking, “same sex marriage or relationship” is also opposed and criticized due to the fact that it will not function because, it lacks the capability to reproduce or to make a child of their own, and thus, Structurarily speaking again, the term “gay” signifies “just for lust… earthly lust” rather love. And that is because; Structuralism looks out just for “aesthetic considerations”.

The 2004 “Hello Garci” scandal is also one of the hottest issues that is cannot be wiped out entirely, as it already typify its brand just like signature clothes. Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, whose now is just a congresswoman, insists the dispensability of the revealed fraudility, though authenticated. The poor clever elf like greedy woman who deserves to be hanged, functionally views the issue as needless due to the fact that she had already done with her term as the president of the Philippines, however, “Structurarily” thinking --- it is coined that whoever violated the law must commit and is deserved to the consequences.