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Functionalism and Social Structure

Authored by Clare Dullaghan

Social Studies

3rd Grade

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Functionalism and Social Structure
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the basic assumption of the functionalist approach?

Social structure is irrelevant

Individuals should have complete freedom

Society needs to protect social order

Order and integration are not important

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does functionalism focus on?

The impact of technology on society

Individual motivations and desires

Micro-level interactions

How a society holds together and operates as a whole

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is social structure?

The physical infrastructure of a society

The organised pattern of roles and relationships within society

The political system of a society

The cultural values of a society

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What analogy is used to describe society as an integrated system?

Chemical reaction

Mechanical machine

Computer network

Organic analogy

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe a breakdown in the smooth running of the whole system?

Dysfunction

Consensus

Socialisation

Integration

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the basis of an orderly society according to functionalists?

A shared set of values accepted by all members

Individual freedom and autonomy

Conflict and competition

Diversity and multiculturalism

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is consensus achieved in society?

Through individual rebellion and deviance

Through socialisation and social control

Through economic competition

Through political power struggles

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