The Notion of Dysfunction Was Proposed By

question 78

Multiple Choice

The notion of dysfunction was proposed by:

• A) Merton to refer to stress or imbalance in a cultural system.
• B) Radcliffe-Brown to refer to stress or imbalance in a cultural system.
• C) Malinowski to refer to unintended or unrecognized functions of culture.
• D) Levi-Strauss to refer to unintended or unrecognized functions of culture.
• E) Boas to refer to the lack of ethnographic data and theoretical evidence.

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