According to the Functionalist Sociologist Talcott Parsons,the Family Is Most

question 93

Multiple Choice

According to the functionalist sociologist Talcott Parsons,the family is most efficient when it operates with a clear sexual division of labor with the females performing the _______________ role and males performing the _______________ role.

• A) expressive; instrumental
• B) instrumental; expressive
• C) gender; sex
• D) sex; gender
• E) feminist; patriarchal

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