The Bottom Line About Conflict Is (1) It Stimulates Innovation

question 84

Multiple Choice

The bottom line about conflict is (1) it stimulates innovation and encourages personal involvement, (2) it stifles innovation and encourages political game playing that results in cynicism, and (3) it sparks creativity. Which statements are correct?

• A) All three statements are correct.
• B) Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
• C) Only statements 2 and 3 are correct.
• D) Only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
• E) Only statement 3 is correct.

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Definitions:

Survival of Society

The enduring and continuous existence of a society through the maintenance of its structures, customs, and values across generations.

Ability and Talent

Natural aptitudes or skills that individuals possess, which can be developed through practice and education.

Structural Functional

A perspective in sociology that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.

Davis and Moore

Sociologists who proposed a functionalist theory suggesting that social stratification, or the division of society into classes, has a beneficial function in society.