Functionalism is inappropriate for the analysis of Caribbean society?

the functionalist theory can be applied to Caribbean society, but to a certain extent. the theory has both its merits and demerits in its analysis to contemporary Caribbean society. the strengths of the theory in relation to the Caribbean would be: social order, ( what would happen if Caribbean societies didn't have order? nominate, lawlessness, instability,) equilibrium ( societies change and when changes occur the social structure becomes unstable therefore we need to put measures in place to ensure that there is equilibrium) value consensus ( members of a society must have shared beliefs and values if society is to function properly.) inadequacies: Caribbean societies are multicultural ( cultural diversity different ethnic groups, races languages) theory is euro centric ( European societies are different, the changes that occurred within the Caribbean example slavery is not an indicator of European society. the social structure is different) synthesis & evaluation introduce another theory that can better understand Caribbean societies eg. the plural society thesis or even Marxism.