According to Functionalists, Describe the Five Functions of Social Institutions

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Essay

According to functionalists, describe the five functions of social institutions.

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Definitions:

Enforcing

The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.

Communications Decency Act

A 1996 U.S. law aiming to regulate pornography on the Internet, significant for its impact on online speech and censorship.

Supreme Court

The highest judicial court in the United States, which has the ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases involving issues of federal law.

First Amendment

Part of the Bill of Rights that protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition in the United States.