According to Functionalists, Which of the Following Is Necessary for the Proper

question 136

Multiple Choice

According to functionalists, which of the following is necessary for the proper functioning of society with regard to gender?

• A) That people allow their innate masculine and feminine tendencies to flourish.
• B) That children be taught explicitly who should do what in the home.
• C) That religions instill in people lessons about appropriate sexual choices.
• D) To instill fear in people that they will be unattractive as mates if they stray from conventional gender socialization.

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Definitions:

Memory Recall

The mental process of retrieval of information from the past.

Experimental Design

The process of planning a study to meet specified objectives and ensure that the results are statistically significant and replicable.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated by the researcher to examine its effect on the dependent variable in an experiment.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and to other people.