According to the Functionalists, Stratification Is Universal

question 83

Essay

According to the functionalists, stratification is universal. Discuss the reasons Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore concluded that stratification is inevitable.

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Intellective Tasks

Activities or problems that require cognitive skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation to solve.

Judgmental Tasks

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