Structural-Functionalism

Which of the following theories believes that society is an arrangement of interconnected parts that cooperate in congruity to keep up a condition of parity and social harmony for the entirety?

• Feminism

• Marxism

• Structural-functionalism

• Symbolic Interactionism

The Structural-Functionalism is based on the following premises EXCEPT one:

• social structure

• social conflict in the society

• function can be small or substantial

• change is evident within any society

How to keep up the balance of the framework in the society?

• Social instability in the society

• If the people will work together with one goal for stability

• If there’s lack of consensus among people in a given society

• Imbalance among people due to differences in backgrounds

________________ accentuates that human conduct is impacted by definitions and implications that are made and kept up through symbolic interaction with others.

• Feminism

• Marxism

• Structural-functionalism

• Symbolic Interactionism

Which of the following sociologists identified two types of functions in Structural-Functionalism: (1) Manifest function; and (2) Latent function?

• Emile Durkheim

• Karl Marx

• Robert Merton

• Talcott Parsons