According to Structural Functionalism,why Do a Society's Norms,values,and Institutions Arise

question 116

Multiple Choice

According to structural functionalism,why do a society's norms,values,and institutions arise and persist?

• A)because they prove to be good ways of assigning individuals to appropriate social roles
• B)because they prove to be good ways of explaining why inequalities exist
• C)because they prove to be good ways of keeping evolutionary change at bay
• D)because they prove to be good ways of maintaining social order

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