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yoroshambo

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The argument that homosexuals are deviant because they do not fulfill the main function of the family institution can be criticized on the basis that
 
  a. other institutions have supplemented the traditional functions of the family.
 b. increasing the population is a societal goal.
 c. same-sex couples cannot have children.
 d. same-sex couples do not want to fulfill the functions of the family.

Question 2

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, homosexual relations are defined as deviant because
 
  a. they do not fulfill the function of producing and rearing children.
 b. they contradict the dominant belief that women should submit to their husbands.
 c. these relationships are based on sexual gratification, not love.
 d. they reduce the number of eligible males in the dating and marriage market.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

a



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