What is the structural-functional view of urbanization?

What will be an ideal response?


Structural-functionalists emphasize the benefits of urban growth and decline. They believe that healthy competition leads the city to grow in ways that provide an efficient means of distributing goods and services.

Sociology

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A criticism of the conflict theory is that it overemphasizes conflict and coercion at the expense of ________

A) changes in traditional roles B) competition, power, and control C) order and stability D) male dominance

Sociology

When Ashley's parents drop her off at school, she immediately goes to the bathroom and applies makeup. In this scenario, the agent of socialization impacting her immediate behavior is __________

a. her parents b. the school c. her peers d. the mass media

Sociology

Any concept that can take on different values, or that has two or more categories, can be used as a(n) ______.

A. hypothesis B. variable C. research question D. theory

Sociology

Electronic communication can aid new social movements

A. by mobilizing the masses. B. by reducing rumors. C. by strengthening a group's solidarity. D. through conveyance of leadership.

Sociology