NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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which statement would Parsons disagree with?
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Education integrates individuals into wider society
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The family passes on the basic norms and values of society
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Institutions like courts regulate behaviour through sanctions
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Society’s institutions maintain class inequality
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Merton criticises three of Parsons’ assumptions:: Indispensability, Functional Unity, and Universalism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Criticisms. Parsons was criticized by his contemporary, C. Wright Mills, for his grand theory. Mills believed that a grand theory was not based on fact but was the product of sociologists attempting to impose their will and interpretation upon data.
Detailed explanation-3: -Like Murdock Parsons is said to have an idealistic view of the family. he ignores family diversity. Parsons’ (structural approach – functionalism is a structural approach) forgets children create their own personalities – social action approach. More items •13-Jun-2013
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