Author Question: The creation of new institutions according to the functionalist perspective is the result of a. ... (Read 34 times)

Kthamas · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

The creation of new institutions according to the functionalist perspective is the result of

a. the demand for new ways to coordinate group activities.
b. the conflict that occurs among different social groups
c. interaction among social groups
d. powerful members needing to control less powerful members

Question 2

A major difference between a nuclear family and conjugal relations is that:

a. a nuclear family is always a result of marriage whereas a conjugal family need not be
b. in a nuclear family two or more people who are related share a household whereas conjugal relations are characterized by the norms of marriage or other intimate relationships
c. people in a nuclear family are related by ties of blood whereas in a conjugal family they need not be
d. there is greater intimacy in a nuclear family