A Family Moves Across the Country

question 56

Multiple Choice

A family moves across the country.Their first week in the new town,they go to their local church.They meet new people who become fast friends.What feature would functionalists say is being performed here?

• A) a sense of belonging
• B) meaning for the human experience
• C) social control
• D) social cohesion

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Definitions:

Patriarchal

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Masculinity

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Organizational Scholars

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Feminist Theory

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