For a Class Assignment,Joshua Was Required to Provide a Critique

question 27

Multiple Choice

For a class assignment,Joshua was required to provide a critique of the functionalist perspective of families.Which statement would NOT be one of his arguments?

• A) Functionalists fail to see the connection between financial dependence and marriage dynamics.
• B) Functionalism results in an implicit criticism of families that do not fit the ideal.
• C) Functionalism indirectly promotes gender-based inequalities.
• D) Functionalism promotes a historical view of families.

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Definitions:

Habituation

The process by which an organism decreases or stops its response to a repetitive stimulus over time.

Sensitization

An increased response to a stimulus following repeated exposures to it.

Rambunctious Children

Children who exhibit energetic, noisy, and uncontrollable behavior.

Habituation

The process by which there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it.