Author Question: Structural functionalists believe that a system works best when the elements functionally serve the ... (Read 38 times)

shofmannx20 · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Structural functionalists believe that a system works best when the elements functionally serve the system. They think that a family works best when

a. a husband focuses on instrumental functions and a wife focuses on expressive functions.
b. a husband focuses on expressive functions and a wife focuses on instrumental functions.
c. the husband and wife both work outside the home for wages.
d. the husband and wife share home care and child care functions.

Question 2

______________ refers to that situation when power and control rests with children or when parents rely on their children for nurturance, support, and care.

a. Scapegoating
b. Parentification
c. Triangulation
d. Enmeshment