The declaration of the rights of Man and Citizen contains the principles of human liberties. It emphasized the natural laws as it states that all men are born equal and free. The ideas of enlightenment philosophers like that of Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau has inspired this charter on which the French Revolution was based. The scope of these ideas was fundamental and universal to mankind.
The Functionalists believed that the stability of the society is reached when its parts contribute towards it. They added that each part of the society is functional in its approach. They perform their functions and helps in reaching stability. Every component has an integral role to play. Functionalism defines each institution to be existing because of the role it plays to bring stability in society.
