Which of These Is Compatible with Is the Structural-Functional Theory

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of these is compatible with is the structural-functional theory of stratification?

• A)Stratification is needed because it ensures that people with the right abilities end up in the right positions.
• B)Stratification is based on power relations that are structured into society.
• C)Stratification is in all societies,but only becomes inequality at the face-to-face level.
• D)When societies are structured poorly,they have dysfunctional ways to stratify people.

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Positively Skewed

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Probability

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Sampling Distribution

The distribution of probabilities for a specific statistic derived from a random sample, illustrating the variation of the statistic across different samples.

Normally Distributed

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