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6. Basic Recap: What is the first name of Parsons?

  • Talcon
  • Talcott
  • Talcum
  • Tallon

7. What famous analogy does Parsons use to compare society with the human body?

  • Institutional Analogy
  • Functional Analogy
  • Organic Analogy
  • Warm Bath Analogy

8. What is a functional prerequisite?

  • A method of interdependence.
  • A basic need [for society] to survive.
  • A type of social institution.
  • A requirement [for people] to live.

9. Synoptic Link - Which one of these specifically thought the family would be classed as a 'functional prerequisite'.

  • George Murdock
  • Robert Merton
  • Charles Murray
  • Ann Oakley

10. What 4 essential prerequisites does society need to survive according to Parsons?

  • Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, Latency (Pattern Maintenance)
  • Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, Leaders
  • Achievement, Goal Attainment, Interdependence, Latency (Pattern Maintenance)
  • Adaptation, Grand Hierarchy , Interconnectivity, Latency (Pattern Maintenance)

11. What is functional interdependence?

  • A term to describe the correlation between educational achievement and social class.
  • A term to describe how society depends upon individuals to exist.
  • A term to describe how all social institutions rely on each other to work.
  • A term to describe how individuals function within society itself.