NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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Question
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Merton claimed ____
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the education system is meritocratic
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society has 4 functional prerequisites for its needs to be met
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some things might be functional for some groups but not for others
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meta-narratives are inappropriate to study our diverse, fragmented society
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Merton’s ‘paradigm of functional explanation’ provides for the elaboration of a variety of theories that satisfy the three postulates or axioms. It also establishes the methods of functional analysis: namely observation, classification and comparison.
Detailed explanation-2: -Merton believed that there are two main function types in society: manifest and latent. Manifest functions are the obvious and intended consequences of an activity or institution, while latent functions are the not so obvious and often unintended consequences of an activity.
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