______ is generally regarded as the most influential contemporary advocate of the functionalist perspective. He stressed that all societies must provide for meeting social needs in order to survive

A. Talcott Parsons
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Robert Merton
D. Auguste Comte


Ans: A. Talcott Parsons

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