The basic tenet of functionalism was that:
a. people can only use culture if it's beneficial for them.
b. cultures can only function if all people contribute to society.
c. the cultural features of a people should be explained by their useful effects.
d. culture functions best when people maintain social cohesion.
C
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. working with skilled respondents B. its practice of cross-cultural comparison C. ethnography D. the biological perspective E. the evolutionary perspective
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