Robert Merton's Criticism of Talcott Parsons' Work Was Primarily Focused

question 17

Multiple Choice

Robert Merton's criticism of Talcott Parsons' work was primarily focused on the notion that different social structures may have different consequences for different groups of people.According to Merton,some of the consequences of social organization may hold negative consequences for some people.Merton called this property of social structures:

• A)dysfunctional
• B)manifestly functional
• C)latently function
• D)functionally dysfunctional
• E)universally functional

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Cost

The value of money that has been used up to produce something or deliver a service, and hence is not available for use anymore.

Finished Goods Inventory

The stock of completed products available for sale at the end of an accounting period.

Manufacturing Company

A business entity that engages in the production of goods using labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing.