What Do These Images Say About Han Funerary Practices

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What do these images say about Han funerary practices?

Understand the principles of Talcott Parsons' social system imperatives (adaptation, goal attainment, integration, latency).

Identify the key aspects of Davis and Moore's theory on social stratification and its functions.

Compare and contrast structural functionalism and conflict theory, including their views on social structure, social change, and social inequality.

Critique the structural functional explanation of social inequality presented by Davis and Moore.

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