Which of the Following Is a Criticism of the Functionalist

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a criticism of the functionalist perspective on education?

• A) Functionalists disregard the power of individuals to change the course of events.
• B) Functionalists overlook parental pressures faced by successful students.
• C) Functionalists overstate the importance of social class achievement gaps.
• D) Functionalists gloss over the effects of racial-ethnic inequality.
• E) Functionalists ignore rising college costs and student loan debt.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Constancy

The cognitive ability to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in sensory input, such as variations in illumination, angle, or distance.

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli or information, enhancing efficiency in cognitive functioning.

Color Blindness

A visual impairment where one is unable to distinguish between certain colors, often resulting from a deficiency or absence of color-sensitive photoreceptor cells in the eye.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that proposes three types of color receptors in the eye, each sensitive to red, green, or blue.