Some functionalists actually regard themselves as proponents of structural functionalism. As did the essentialists, the functionalists proceeded from reports to investigative studies. Conflict theorists like Dahrendorf often took the exact opposite view of functionalists. Marxists agree with functionalists that socialisation plays a crucial role in promoting conformity and order. Structural functionalists believe that society leans towards social equilibrium and social order. It influenced many modernist architects, in particular functionalists and the Amsterdam School. Hence, its proponents are known as "analytic" or "conceptual" functionalists. Dahrendorf's theory often took the opposite view of functionalists. The functionalists retained an emphasis on conscious experience. The functionalists thereby cast blame for the Holocaust across a wider circle. Functionalists seek an objective understanding of the social world. Functionalists have also used the top-bottom approach. Functionalists believe societies must have certain characteristics in order to survive. Functionalists in this manner assume that cooperation in a non-political context would bring international peace. Functionalists believe that social change is required to keep a healthy society.