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Medesa

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Who receives the most and the least resources under the functionalist view? Under the conflict theory view?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is a valid sociological topic?
 
  a. Anything involving psychology
  b. Respectable human behavior
  c. All human behavior
  d. Only things that can be measured mathematically



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Answer to Question 1

In the functionalist view most resources go to those who perform the more important functions.These are thought to be the more capable and more industrious people. The fewest resources go to those who perform the less important functions.These are thought to be the less capable and less industrious people. Under the conflict theory view most resources go to those who occupy the more powerful positions, and the fewest resources go to those who occupy the less powerful positions.

Answer to Question 2

c. All human behavior



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