Theoretical perspective stresses that we choose courses of action based on how we perceive events

The Functionalist Theory perspective stresses that we choose courses of action based on how we perceive events.

To add, the functionalist perspective is based largely on the works of Herbert Spencer, Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons, and Robert Merton. According to functionalism, society is a system of interconnected parts that work together in harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole.