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JGIBBSON

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Ray, a sociologist, tends to hold the functionalist perspective on social problems. He believes that the main reason for the existence of social problems is that __________.
 
  a. societies are fundamentally corrupt
  b. societies sometimes fail to adapt successfully to change and new conditions
  c. organizations become too rigid and inflexible over time
  d. deviance is a natural outcome of increasingly complex social conditions

Question 2

As a sociological concept, the term institution refers to __________.
 
  a. some social unit that is old, respected, and revered
  b. a place where the mentally ill are treated
  c. a group or organization that has become deeply embedded in social life
  d. a social structure of statuses and roles devoted to meeting the basic needs of people in a society



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

d



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