Which of the following did Robert Merton advocate to cope with the problem of the inability to determine the question of functionality?

A. net balance
B. levels of functional analysis
C. nonfunctions
D. dysfunctions


A. net balance

Sociology

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. decreased b. remained about the same. c. increased slightly. d. skyrocketed.

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When Weber used the concept "rationality," he had in mind ________

a. a concern with what's good for the entire community. b. a respect for tradition. c. deliberate, matter-of-fact calculation of the most efficient way to accomplish any task. d. limiting the extent of class conflict.

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With the concentration of more affluent people into walled and gated communities, there is an ever increasing concentration of __________ in segregated and deteriorating neighborhoods.

A. the poor B. the middle class C. the lower-middle class D. small-business owners

Sociology