According to Parsons, What Four Needs Must All Social Systems

question 15

Essay

According to Parsons, what four needs must all social systems meet in order to sustain equilibrium? What subsystems perform these necessary functions? (Provide both the theoretical label and a concrete example for each.)

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Definitions:

National Celebrity

A person who has achieved widespread recognition and fame within a country, often through entertainment, sports, politics, or other fields of public interest.

Generalization

The process of extending the conclusions from specific instances to broader contexts, or the phenomenon where conditioned responses are triggered by stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

A reflexive, innate response to a trigger that happens spontaneously, without the need for previous education or conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A pedagogical method where the adjustment of behavior intensity is conducted through consequence management.