Which of the Following Ideas Is Emphasized by the Functionalist

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ideas is emphasized by the functionalist perspective?

• A)A conflict of interests and maldistribution of resources is necessary to maintain a normal state of affairs in a society.
• B)Concentration of power and resources in the hands of a few should be encouraged so that only a few people have the authority over others.
• C)The various interrelated parts of a society should be sufficiently integrated so that people can use them to work together toward common goals.
• D)Collective action by oppressed groups can lead to the elimination of inequalities in power and rearrangement of resources.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution or parameter estimate, impacting the shape and scale of the distribution.

Rule of 5

An empirical rule suggesting that a sample of size five is often sufficient for capturing the median of a population, specifically under conditions reflected in the five-number summary.

Independent Events

Two or more events whose occurrence or outcome does not affect one another.

Multinomial Experiment

An experiment consisting of a fixed number of trials where each trial has multiple possible outcomes and the trials are independent.