What Is Social Structure? How Do the Structural-Functional and Social-Conflict

question 88

Essay

What is social structure? How do the structural-functional and social-conflict approaches understand social structure differently?

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Definitions:

Common Resource

A resource like air or water that is not owned by anyone, but its use is shared among a community or the public, often leading to overuse or depletion.

Private Market

A segment of the economic market where transactions occur between private individuals or organizations without significant government intervention.

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional benefit to society from producing or consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Private Market

A sector of the economy where transactions are made between private individuals or corporations without significant government intervention.