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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Family Inst

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What role do functionalists believe families occupy in society? Choose all that apply.

Meet physical, emotional, and psychological needs of individuals
Reinforce societal inequalities
Means through which societal stability is maintained
Means through which societal conflict is created

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Answers: A and C - Functionalists believe that families provide for the physical, emotional, and psychological needs of people and that families are a means through which social stability is maintained. Conflict theory believes that families reinforce unequal practices and contribute to societal conflict. In both theories families are a primary influence on society.

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