Compare and contrast a functionalist and conflict approaches to the understanding of stratification

What will be an ideal response?


Functionalism argues that cultural institutions function to support the structure of a society or serve the needs of its people, while conflict theory focuses on economic inequality as a source of conflict and change. Both are perspectives to explain the existence of stratification.

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Branisella represents a branch from the clade of living New World monkeys. What else is known about these early platyrrhines?

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What is favism?

What will be an ideal response?

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