Structural-Functionalists Recognize That Violence and Intolerance Are Two Dysfunctions of Religion

question 57

True/False

Structural-functionalists recognize that violence and intolerance are two dysfunctions of religion.

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Definitions:

Market Failure

Occurs when the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient.

Free-rider Problem

A situation in public economics where individuals consume a good without paying for it, leading to underproduction or depletion of the good, as seen often in public goods and common resources.

Public Good

A good that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning individuals cannot be effectively excluded from its use and one person's use does not diminish its availability to others.

Nonexclusion

A characteristic of certain goods where it is difficult or impossible to exclude individuals from using the good, often leading to issues with free riders.