Given that cultural diffusion could upset the stability of a society, which perspective is most likely to argue that most cultures resist new cultural components that do not fit comfortably into their social system?

A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. feminist perspective


A. functionalist perspective

Sociology

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