Functionalism

Functionalism may refer to:


 * Functionalism (architecture), the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building
 * Functionalism in international relations, a theory that arose during the inter-War period
 * Functional linguistics, a theoretical approach to the study of language
 * Functionalism (philosophy of mind), a theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy
 * Functionalism versus intentionalism, a historiographical debate about the origins of the Holocaust
 * Structural functionalism, a theoretical tradition within sociology and anthropology
 * Biological functionalism, an anthropological paradigm